Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Attend LA Valley College

- We've got a path for your success – Find your Career & Academic Pathway (or major) by searching our Program Mapper tool.
- Classes that fit your busy schedule. LA Valley College offers more than 140 academic and certificate programs, with classes available during the day, evening, and online.
- Support programs to help you succeed – We offer student support programs for first-time college students, foster youth, veterans, student parents, Dreamers/DACA, black/African Americans, EOPS, and more!
- Make friends & build your community – Meet other students, join a student club, and get involved in student government through Student Life.
- We're is a top transfer school. Studies have shown that students who start at LAVC do better at UCLA than ones who began there as freshmen. Our Transfer Alliance/Honors Program (TAP) students have a 90%+ transfer acceptance rate to top universities.
- Train for an in-demand career in 2 years or less – You can prepare for a career with one of our offer career technical education certificate programs (such as registered nursing, respiratory therapy, and media arts) or short term career courses.
- LA Valley College is the BEST DEAL in southern California! California-residents pay only $46 per credit, and we offer free tuition through the LA College Promise Program.
- Enjoy our beautiful park-like campus. Nestled in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles, Valley College is a 105-acres campus is surrounded by trees and fields of grass. It is the first community college in California to be given a Tree Campus USA designation.
- Get a high quality education – LA Valley College is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), which is part of a national accrediting agency called Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
- Your future begins here. Don’t wait and apply today!

I choose to come to LAVC because they have a really excellent film program. I’ve learned so many everyday skills that I never would have picked up anywhere else.
- Christine Birchfield
My favorite program is Puente. It helps Latinx students transfer and it’s helped me tremendously. I love it!
- Diego Enriquez


I came back to Valley after 20 years. But here I am now—a month away from graduating! It was something that I never thought could be done at my age, but I’ve gotten all the help every step of the way.
- Jacqueline Cardenas