About
Antelope Valley College (AVC) is a public community college in Lancaster, California. It is part of the California Community College system. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles (5,040 km2) covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Instruction is offered at several sites, including Palmdale and Lancaster, and through online and instructional television courses.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 112 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 97 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing12 · 10.7%
- No Data97 · 86.6%
- Failing3 · 2.7%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 8
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Aug 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Nov 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jul 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 8,272 students received $34.7M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,033 borrowers who entered repayment, 53 (5.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at AVC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
AVC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions AVC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAntelope Valley Community College District | 34% | — | 13,532 | $8,263 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 39,727 | $6,306 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | — | 30,746 | $4,751 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 30,728 | $20,077 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 28,313 | $6,329 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 39,548 | $8,986 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,924 | $4,683 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 69,749 | $4,146 | Community College | |
| — | — | 21,970 | $10,854 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,999 | $6,246 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,410 | $576 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 21,483 | $4,929 | Community College | |
| — | — | 53,253 | $6,738 | Community College | |
| — | — | 73,077 | $9,322 | Community College | |
| — | — | 58,941 | $5,929 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 18,258 | $10,176 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 25,916 | $9,832 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 12,556 | $9,682 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 17,441 | $11,903 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 18,841 | $8,764 | Community College | |
| — | — | 15,649 | $6,458 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,901 | $5,290 | Community College | |
| 92% | — | 19,212 | -$904 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 31,812 | $7,540 | Community College | |
| — | — | 27,248 | $3,854 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 12,758 | $11,154 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | — | 23,453 | $3,600 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 19,415 | $5,741 | Community College | |
| 20% | — | 27,431 | $1,291 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 11,885 | $9,924 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 47,425 | $10,399 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 34% | — | 21,970 | $6,458 |
Institutions like AVC
Explore the federal data for institutions in AVC's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateTexas
Austin Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39,727Net price$6,306View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Bakersfield College
Grad rate50%Admit rate—Enrollment30,746Net price$4,751View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Broward College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30,728Net price$20,077View data - BaccalaureateNevada
College of Southern Nevada
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28,313Net price$6,329View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Collin County Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39,548Net price$8,986View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Cypress College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,924Net price$4,683View data - Community CollegeTexas
Dallas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69,749Net price$4,146View data - Community CollegeColorado
Front Range Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21,970Net price$10,854View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Greenville Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,999Net price$6,246View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Henry Ford College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,410Net price$576View data - Community CollegeFlorida
Hillsborough Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21,483Net price$4,929View data - Community CollegeTexas
Houston Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53,253Net price$6,738View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lone Star College System
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73,077Net price$9,322View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Miami Dade College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58,941Net price$5,929View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Modesto Junior College
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment18,258Net price$10,176View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Palm Beach State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25,916Net price$9,832View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Pikes Peak State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,556Net price$9,682View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Rio Hondo College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,441Net price$11,903View data - Community CollegeArizona
Rio Salado College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment18,841Net price$8,764View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Saint Louis Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,649Net price$6,458View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Antonio College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,901Net price$5,290View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
San Diego Mesa College
Grad rate92%Admit rate—Enrollment19,212Net price-$904View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Jacinto Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31,812Net price$7,540View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Santa Ana College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment27,248Net price$3,854View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Santa Fe College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,758Net price$11,154View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Santa Monica College
Grad rate81%Admit rate—Enrollment23,453Net price$3,600View data - Community CollegeOhio
Sinclair Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,415Net price$5,741View data - BaccalaureateTexas
South Texas College
Grad rate20%Admit rate—Enrollment27,431Net price$1,291View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Tyler Junior College
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment11,885Net price$9,924View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Valencia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47,425Net price$10,399View data
AVC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Department of Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Planning (IERP) is to provide research and analytic support to all groups within Antelope Valley College and to the greater community, as well as to facilitate the effectiveness and planning efforts of AVC.
Visit IR office page- Svetlana DeplazesInterim Dean, IERP & Library
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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