About
Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District, and serves Valley Glen and its surrounding neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 123 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 116 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 4.9%
- No Data116 · 94.3%
- Failing1 · 0.8%
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.
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 · 5
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: DegreeAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Sep 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jan 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Mar 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
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, 6,013 students received $30.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.3M 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 314 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (3.5%) 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 Los Angeles Valley College
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 · 7
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 campus15
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Gender identity1
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Los Angeles Valley College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Los Angeles Valley College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLos Angeles Valley College | 32% | — | 15,999 | $10,200 | Community College |
Allan Hancock College | — | — | 11,463 | $4,638 | Community College |
Central New Mexico Community College | — | — | 19,342 | $3,454 | Community College |
Central Piedmont Community College | — | — | 20,375 | $3,660 | Community College |
Chandler-Gilbert Community College | — | — | 15,085 | $12,653 | Community College |
College of the Canyons | — | — | 18,075 | $2,114 | Community College |
Cuesta College | — | — | 11,283 | $12,898 | Community College |
CUNY Kingsborough Community College | — | — | 18,165 | $5,436 | Community College |
East Los Angeles College | — | — | 33,677 | $9,791 | Community College |
Eastern Gateway Community College | — | — | — | $4,181 | Community College |
Elgin Community College | — | — | 10,251 | $5,778 | Community College |
Folsom Lake College | — | — | 11,098 | $3,661 | Community College |
Golden West College | — | — | 10,721 | $2,861 | Community College |
Howard Community College | — | — | 8,643 | $10,225 | Community College |
Irvine Valley College | — | — | 13,018 | $1,886 | Community College |
Los Angeles Pierce College | — | — | 16,906 | $11,196 | Community College |
Mesa Community College | — | — | 17,077 | $13,438 | Community College |
Middlesex College | — | — | 12,044 | $6,000 | Community College |
Montgomery College | — | — | 18,835 | $7,240 | Community College |
Norco College | — | — | 11,351 | $2,845 | Community College |
Northern Virginia Community College | — | — | 56,457 | $8,554 | Community College |
Northwest Vista College | — | — | 20,060 | $4,546 | Community College |
Oakland Community College | — | — | 15,287 | $4,568 | Community College |
Phoenix College | — | — | 10,660 | $11,728 | Community College |
Portland Community College | — | — | 20,861 | $9,920 | Community College |
Prince George's Community College | — | — | 11,473 | $10,857 | Community College |
Saddleback College | — | — | 20,764 | $2,976 | Community College |
Salt Lake Community College | — | — | 27,437 | $7,661 | Community College |
Santa Rosa Junior College | — | — | 17,854 | $5,541 | Community College |
SUNY Westchester Community College | — | — | 9,359 | $9,301 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 32% | — | 15,999 | $5,889 |
Los Angeles Valley College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness facilitates and supports campus-wide processes for evaluating the effectiveness of programs and the institution in order to foster sustainable continuous quality improvement. It coordinates and supports institutional efforts related to data, research, accountability, assessment for planning, goal-setting, and decision-making.
Visit IR office page- Michelle FowlesDean, Institutional Effectiveness & Academic Affairs
- Agyeman BoatengResearch Analyst
- Cathy JinResearch Analyst
- Michelle LinResearch Analyst
- Ilene SutterAdministrative Assistant
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Los Angeles Valley College (16)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Sean AstinEntertainment
- Ed Begley Jr.Entertainment
- Julie BrownEntertainment
- Adam CarollaEntertainment
- Bryan CranstonEntertainment
- Mark DacascosEntertainment
- Micky DolenzEntertainment
- Jerry MathersEntertainment
- Michael RichardsEntertainment
- Tom SelleckEntertainment
- Kevin SpaceyEntertainment
- Jim ArellanesSports
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