LAVC In The News
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The following are recent news stories highlighting Los Angeles Valley College, its programs, services, students, employees, and alumni.
Pink donut boxes are canvas for artist portraying kids of Cambodian-American refugees
NPR
Published: March 22, 2022
Berrellez Installed as VICA's Chair & LAVC student Giovanni Divaia awarded the $1000 Rickey M. Gelb Scholarship
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: December 10, 2021
Dennis McCarthy: LA Valley College: It worked for this columnist in the ’60s - and it still works
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: December 3, 2021
With Fellowship, Grad Students Pay It Forward at Community College Level
UC Merced Newsroom
Published: December 1, 2021
Responding to COVID-fueled challenges, LA Valley College journalists extend tradition of excellence
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: November 9, 2021
"All Together Now" at LA Valley College
NoHoArtsDistrict.com
Published: November 6, 2021
Los Angeles Sentinel
Published: October 28, 2021
$90.5 Million Cutting-Edge Complex to Replace Bungalows at LA Valley College
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: September 7, 2021
California community colleges offering affordability, other incentives to attract students to enroll
KABC (Channel 7)
Published: August 12, 2021
News Archive
The following are links to past news stories on Los Angeles Valley College, including its programs, services, students, employees, and/or alumni:
Community colleges offer cash, textbooks to students who get vaccinated
CalMatters
Published: August 2, 2021
LA Valley College Students Offered Bookstore Gift Cards
KFI 640 Radio
Aired: July 3, 2021
L.A community college students can recieve $150 for getting vaccinated against COVID-19
KTLA 5
Aired: July 2, 2021
LA Valley College Students Offered Bookstore Gift Cards As Vaccine Incentive
mynewsla.com
Published: July 3, 2021
Upskilling strategies to re-start the LA region’s economy
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: May 20, 2021
Catching up with former foster youth Juan, who is now married with kids
Fox 11 News: Wednesday's Child with Christine Devine
Published: May 5, 2021
President Biden Recognizes Community Colleges in 'American Families Plan'
KPCC: Take Two with A. Martinez
Published: April 28, 2021
Vaccination Sites in Torrance, Orange County Hamstrung by Lack of Staffing, Volunteers
CBS 2 News
Published: January 27, 2021
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: September 12, 2020
Forbes.com
Published: March 18, 2020
Tennessee State football will depend on several signees to play this season
Tennessean.com
Published: February 5, 2020
Oregon State defensive end Jeromy Reichner awarded a sixth year by NCAA
The Orgeonian
Published: January 12, 2020
A Gripping Memoir Dives Into LA’s Graffiti Subculture of the ’90s
Hyperallegic.com
Published: January 6, 2020
PBS News Hour Weekend - LAVC Family Resource Center / Amber Angel
PBS NewsHour
Aired: December 29, 2019
For students with kids, college can be a lonely struggle. One program aims to help
Los Angeles Times
Published: December 27, 2019
LA Valley College’s Operation Santa makes a brighter Christmas for 93 families
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: December 23, 2019
Inside Higher Ed
Published: November 21, 2019
Students assist others who were formerly jailed
Our Weekly Los Angeles
Published: November 1, 2019
LA’s first Filipino American police commander has a big task: Help solve the homeless crisis
Asian Journal
Published: October 23, 2019
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: October 14, 2019
VC Reporter
Published: July 17, 2019
COC’s Gribbons Named President of LA Valley College
SCVTV.com
Published: July 15, 2019
Gribbons set to become president of Los Angeles Valley College
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Published: July 12, 2019
LA Valley College presidential pick is College of the Canyons administrator
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: July 12, 2019
Joseph Reyes — U.S. Army — Vietnam veteran — Valencia resident
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Published: July 11, 2019
Overlooked No More: Ralph Lazo, Who Voluntarily Lived in an Internment Camp
The New York Times
Published: July 3, 2019
Candidates for president of Los Angeles Valley College to appear at open forum on Thursday
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 17, 2019
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 12, 2019
Grateful class of 2019 graduates from Monterey High School (Hermine Keshishyan)
The Burbank Leader
Published: June 11, 2019
CA Community Colleges Awarded $27.5 Million for Online CTE
Campus Technology Magazine
Published: June 9, 2019
Photos: 2019 LA Valley College graduation draws huge and happy crowd at Valley Glen campus
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 4, 2019
Community College Daily
Published: June 3, 2019
Graduation 2019: San Fernando Valley valedictorians (Jewelia Kadayan)
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 3, 2019
5 Tips from 5 Decades of Running Every Single Day
Podium Runner
Published: June 3, 2019
Author offers lessons in love and a virtual Greek vacation in first novel
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Published: May 29, 2019
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: May 27, 2019
Little support in US for college students raising children
PBS NewsHour
Aired: May 19, 2019
Will the San Fernando Valley Be a Part of a Green New Deal for Los Angeles?
Sierra Club
Published: May 7, 2019
LAVC career, health fair draws a crowd to the Valley Glen campus
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: May 6, 2019
Schools of the Stars: Where the 2019 Tony Nominees Went to College - Bryan Cranston
Playbill Magazine
Published: May 1, 2019
LA Valley College Family Resource Center Provides Vital Services to Students with Kids
89.3 KPCC / Southern California Public Radio
Aired: March 29, 2019
Nearly 1 in 3 Community College Students is a Parent. Here's How to Keep Them in Class
LAist.com
Published: March 29, 2019
Helpful Honda Commercial: EMT Tuition
LAVC Foundation Facebook Posting (Video)
Aired: March 2019
Top 50 Community Colleges For Hispanics: Los Angeles Valley College
The Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education
February/March 2019
Housing Beat: Homelessness Among College Students
Spectrum News 1
(Rewind clipping to 06:04:19)
Aired: March 11, 2019
Bill Would Allow Homeless Students to Park Overnight at Community Colleges
California Health Report
Published: March 11, 2019
Los Angeles Valley College's 1950s-era bungalow classrooms see their end
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: December 20, 2019
$800K Secured for LAVC Family Resource Center
California Patch.com
Published: November 30, 2018
Making A Difference For Student Parents And Children At LAVC’s Family Resource Center
Forbes.com
Published: July 27, 2018
Los Angeles Valley College 2018 graduation ceremony
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 5, 2018
These Valley students are the first in their families to college. Here’s what that’s like
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: May 26, 2018
Steve Allen Awards Honor Schools, Students and Educators
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: May 17, 2018
Homeless students: finding shelter outside the classroom
BBC News - US & Canada
Aired: February 28, 2018
Food pantries, loaned textbooks and child care: California's community colleges help needy students
Ed Source
Published: February 11, 2018
In L.A., resources grow for homeless community college students
Christian Science Monitor
Published: January 30, 2018
Trying to get back to work? LA Valley College job training program is accepting applications
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: July 29, 2016
Fellowship shows older workers how to find new career paths, job skills
California Economic Summit Web page
Published: June 30, 2017
Community Colleges tackle student homelessness and food insecurity
KCRW - Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Aired: June 29, 2017
New programs launched to help California foster youth succeed in school
CAFWD.org Web site
Published: May 16, 2016
LA This Week - Biotech Training Program
LA City View - Channel 35
Published: May 3, 2016
LA’s Freeway Lady mural to be retired in San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: April 13, 2016
From NoHo to Chatsworth, 18 Cool Things Along the Metro Orange Line
LA Weekly Magazine
Published: April 6, 2016
Password Security: Money Smart
KTLA Channel 5 News
Aired: March 23, 2016
El voto de la mujer, crucial en 2016
Univision
Aired: March 9, 2016
How the LA Fellows program is putting people back to work
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: August 31, 2015
Mural artist Kent Twitchell is extra busy at his canvas: L.A.'s streets
Los Angeles Times
Published: July 2, 2015
Los Angeles Valley College gets the accreditation all-clear
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: July 1, 2015
Photos: Community college grads to march in commencements across Los Angeles
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 11, 2015
Community college grads to march in commencements across Los Angeles
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 8, 2015
Japanese American basketball leagues help girls progress at prep level
Los Angeles Times
Published: May 22, 2015
Valley College Opens $23 Million Building
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: March 25, 2014
Los Angeles Valley College to get new administration building, athletic center
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: January 15, 2015
Valley College Kicks Off $66 Million Construction Projects
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: January 14, 2015
Program: free training for medical industry
ABC7-LA News
Aired: July 21, 2010
Job Training Advice from Lennie Ciufo, Director of LAVC Job Training Program
KTTV FOX11-LA News
Aired: October 8, 2009
CNN "Your Money" Discusses LAVC Manufacturing Classes
CNN (YouTube Video)
Published: February 21, 2009
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Email: boruckjf@lavc.edu
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