Public · Community college

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, California · Large city

9%
Transfer rate: $12,152
Avg net price: 32%
Grad / completion: $42,678
Median earnings

Los Angeles Valley College is a public certificate-granting institution in Valley Glen, California (large city setting), enrolling 12,601 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 12,601 undergradsLarge cityCCCAANear the coast

About Valley Glen, California

Valley Glen is a neighborhood in the southeastern section of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. Prior to 1998, Valley Glen was part of Van Nuys and North Hollywood. In 1997, more than 70% of the area's homeowners signed a petition to change the name of a section of Van Nuys (between Burbank and Victory boulevards) to Valley Glen. The Great Wall of Los Angeles, a half mile-long mural portraying the history of California "as seen through the eyes of women and minorities," stretches along the concrete sides of the Tujunga Wash, and is credited with being one of the longest murals in the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Los Angeles, CA
To the ocean: 12 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub

How Los Angeles Valley College compares

#44 · Cheapest Community Colleges

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 15% · #348 of 382 in California

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,678

Higher than 78% · #91 of 326 in California

Average net price$12,152

Cheaper than 61% · #115 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment12,601

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Los Angeles Valley College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women7,32058%
Men5,28142%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White35%
Black5.7%
Hispanic48%
Asian5.5%
Other or multiracial5.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 12,601
Student–faculty ratio: 28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 26%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 42%
Median family income: $14,713
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $116,001

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,491 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From California96%
Other U.S. states1.5%
International2.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Los Angeles Valley College draws overwhelmingly from California.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $1,238
Out-of-state tuition: $10,572
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,062
Total cost of attendance: $20,546
Average net price: $12,152

Outcomes

Graduated: 32%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,987
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $42,678
Median debt at graduation: $10,500
Students with federal loans: 2%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: CCCAA
Varsity athletes: 253 (174 men · 79 women)

Varsity sports (7)

Football81

Basketball38

Baseball35

Water Polo34

Swimming and Diving (combined)30

Soccer20

Softball15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 4
Property offenses (2022–2024): 48

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

17reported offenses a year

1.3 violent a year16 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

9.3

Motor vehicle theft

6.3

Fondling

1.0

Aggravated assault

0.3

Arson

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$11,225

$30–48k

$11,772

$48–75k

$14,650

$75–110k

$17,117

$110k+

$20,546

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Los Angeles Valley College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $42,678
Typical debt at graduation: $10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 45%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$41,144

Men

$44,979

Men out-earn women by $3,835 (9%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 89°F
Winter low: 44°F
Annual rain: 13.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, CA US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What Los Angeles Valley College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

918 grads— 1 yr$37k 5 yr$9k debt

918—$36,515$9,125 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

456 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

456———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

223 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

223———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

199 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

199———Biological and Physical SciencesAssoc.

187 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

187———Biological and Physical SciencesCert.

186 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

186———Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCert.

170 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

170———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

136 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

136———EconomicsAssoc.

117 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

117———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

107 grads— 1 yr$35k 5 yr— debt

107—$35,374—SociologyAssoc.

105 grads— 1 yr$43k 5 yr— debt

105—$42,875—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

64 grads— 1 yr$99k 5 yr$11k debt

64—$99,183$10,887

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.