Accountability

Institutional Effectiveness & Accountability

LAVC tracks data on student achievement and learning as part of its ongoing improvement processes. Information is provided below on student outcomes, courses, programs and services.

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Program Review

LAVC instructional and non-instructional programs conduct annual evaluation and planning in their program review.

Student Learning Outcomes

LAVC assesses course and program learning outcomes on an ongoing basis. 

Institution-Set Standards

LAVC has Institution-Set Standards (ISS) for success, retention, completion, transfer and other outcomes.

Licensure Rates

Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) posts information regarding the license examination passage rates for its programs.   Pass/Fail information is provided, along with links to detailed information.

Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) posts information regarding the license examination passage rates for its programs. The detailed information for the following LAVC programs can be found online at:

  2022 2021  2020 2019   2018 2017 2016 2015
LAVC - New Candidate Summary 75.00% 72.22% 80.77% 68.00%  70.37% 77.27% 88% 77.78%
LAVC - Repeat Candidate Summary 61.54% 50% 50% 26.67% 46.67% 66.67% 100% 70%
National- New Candidate Summary 68.94% 64.15% 71.98% 68.37% 73.37% 70.63% 72.14% 76.40%
National - Repeat Candidate Summary 31.93% 29.52% 33.96% 26.71% 27.26% 26.08% 27.38% 33.43%
EMT Written Examination Results by Program
Pass 1st Attempt
  2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
LAVC 91% 77% 66% 65% 63% 40% 42% 38%
California 74% 73% 72% 71% 68% 68% 70% 73%
National 70% 69% 68% 68% 65% 67% 70% 72%

Student Right-to-Know

Student Right-to-Know Data

In compliance with the Student-Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-542), it is the policy of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) to make available its completion and transfer rates to all current and prospective students.

A cohort of all certificate-, degree-, and transfer-seeking first-time, full-time students are tracked over a three year period.

Student Right to Know by Cohort
SRTK Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Cohort Year Fall 2019

Fall 2018

Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Fall 2015 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2012 Fall 2011 Fall 2010 Fall
2009
Completion Rate 32.11% 32.19% 25.63% 25.89% 23.00% 21.10% 23.83% 27.89% 21.12% 18.06% 18.38%
Transfer Rate 6.62% 8.38% 10.84% 9.95% 10.00% 8.79% 8.39% 8.17% 9.13% 10.45% 10.01%

last updated 2/8/24

Additional information can be found at the CCCO SRTK site. These rates do not represent the success rates of the entire student population at LAVC, nor does it account for student outcomes occurring outside this three-year tracking period.

 

Employment Outcomes

LAVC publishes data on job placement and employment outcomes of it' students.

Salary & Wage Information

California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is making available for the first time comparative information about the earnings of recent graduates who received an award in a specific program area at California community colleges. The Salary Surfer uses the aggregated earnings of graduates from a five year period to provide an estimate on the potential wages to be earned two years and five years after receiving a certificate or degree in certain disciplines. This tool also provides information on which colleges offer programs in those specific disciplines. The Salary Surfer does not contain information about wages earned by community college students who transfer to a four-year institution.

The CCCCO College Wage Tracker provides median wage information on students who completed credit awards at a particular California Community College over a series of academic years using California Employment Development (EDD) Unemployment Insurance (UI) wage data . Total annual median wages for students three years after completion of award are displayed and categorized by College and type of award.

Please read methodology for more detail regarding the cohort and data analysis.

Los Angeles Valley College Consumer Information

 

Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) provides current or prospective students, and their families with consumer information about the college, which includes:

  • General campus information
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Financial Aid
  • Enrollment
  • Student Race/ethnicity and Gender
  • Program Completion
  • Retention Rates for First-Time Students
  • Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Programs/Majors
  • Net Price Calculator

LAVC’s data elements are reported annually through the IPEDS system to The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

The College Affordability & Transparency Center (CATC) College Scorecard provides information on the net price, graduation, loan default rate and typical amount borrowed by students. See LAVCCATC College Scorecard.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Information

The Family Educational Rights Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.

    Institutional Planning

    LAVC Educational Master Plan

    Educational Master Plan (2020-2026)

    The Educational Master Plan serves as the college’s central planning document and reflects the College Mission, Vision, and Core Values.  The Educational Master Plan details all academic and educational planning objectives that relate to the college’s educational goals. Los Angeles Valley College’s Educational Master Plan (2020-2026) details the strategic direction the College will pursue to meet the challenges and opportunities it will face over the next six years

    Goal 1: Increase completions through an innovational learner-centered environment and a culture of equity.

    Goal 2: Promote campus and community engagement. 

    Goal 3: Maximize institutional effectiveness by ensuring financial stability, increasing access, and committing resources to cultivate and support student learning. 

    The Educational Planning Committee is responsible for monitoring and revising the LAVC Educational Master Plan.  As part of the process, EPC is also responsible for reviewing the institutional mission, vision and core values.