Current News
The following are recent news stories highlighting Los Angeles Valley College, its programs, services, students, employees, alumni, and the campus.
Valley College students are gleeful at their 2025 graduation
LA Daily News
Published: June 10, 2025
LAVC's graduation day on June 10 honored 1,600 happy students who received their diplomas as families and friends crowded into the bleachers and cheered out the names of their graduates.
Ask the Experts: Credit Limit Guide
WalletHub.com
Published: February 14, 2025
Dr. Anastasios Sioukas, professor of Business Administration at LA Valley College, is one of experts on the panel.
Online Learning in Community Colleges Update
Online EdTech
Published: January 15, 2025
Los Angeles Valley College is ranked the #16 community college for online learning by On EdTech Newsletter. The list comprised of the Top 30 Community Colleges with the largest online enrollments.
Los Angeles Valley College’s commencement on June 4 was a ‘roar’ in Valley Glen
LA Daily News
Published: June 4, 2024
Los Angeles Valley College held its 2024 commencement ceremony on Tuesday morning at the college’s Monarch Stadium in Valley Glen.
LA Valley College Breaks Ground on Second New Academic Building
LA Daily News
Published: April 22, 2024
Los Angeles Community College District officials broke ground Monday on LA Valley College’s latest construction effort in an overall $900 million renovation and building program at the campus in Valley Glen.
Preparation for Careers in Public Safety
LA This Week
Published: April 5, 2024
LA City Council President Paul Krekorian showed his support for a specialized college program, which prepares young people for a career in public safety. LA Valley College offers the Police Orientation and Preparation Program (POPP), which is a pathway into the Police Academy.
LAUSD and LACCD expand college and career pathways for all students
The Eastsider LA
Published: March 12, 2024
The Los Angeles Unified School District and the LA Community College District announced it will be expanding college and career pathways, which includes increasing dual enrollment opportunities. LA Valley College is one of the nine colleges in the LACCD.
Patt Morrison: Is that graffiti or art? How L.A. draws the lines
Los Angeles Times
Published: March 12, 2024
In a column on the murals of Los Angeles, LA Times' Patt Morrison shares her delight that the "Old Lady of the Freeway" by Kent Twitchell found a home at LA Valley College.
Valley View News 03/11/24
KCSN Valley View News
Published: March 11, 2024
Valley View News' Edward Segal find out the best way to protect yourself from cybersecurity threats at the CA Cybersecurity Workforce Development & Education Summit at LA Valley College.
JACC State Publication Award Winners–Spring 2024
Journalism Association of Community Colleges
Published: March 10, 2024
Valley Star student journalists Jeremy Ruiz, Griffin O'Rourke, and Milan Rafaelov recieved Journalism Association of Community College State Publication Awards at the Spring 2024 National College Media Conference.
Jeremy Ruiz came in first place in the Environmental Portrait category, Griffin O'Rourke earned both second place and forth place awards in Online Photo Story/Essay category, and Milan Rafaelov brought home a third place in the Editorial Cartoon category.
California Makes Strides Toward Improving HBCU Transfer Pathway For Community College Students
LAist.com
Published: November 29, 2023
Los Angeles Valley College hosted the Los Angeles Community College District's (LACCD) Welcome B(l)ack event and HBCU Caravan. Dr. Elliott Coney, counselor and coordinator of the LAVC Umoja Black Scholars Program, was interviewed.
Community college could be the answer for a low-cost bachelor’s degree close to home
LA Times Today
October 18, 2023
Los Angeles Valley College is one of the California community colleges that will be offering a bachelor's degree.
Community Colleges Are Starting To Offer Bachelor’s Degrees
Forbes.com
Published: September 8, 2023
Los Angeles Valley College and other community colleges are offering bachelor's degrees.
Community Colleges Looking to Increase Enrollment
CBS News
Aired: September 6, 2023
LACCD Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez and LAVC student Alex Esparza are interviewed on a story how community college are attracting more students.
Los Angeles Valley College: Look at This!
CBS Los Angeles
Aired: September 1, 2023
In this epsiode of Look at This! CBS's Desmond Shaw flies over Los Angeles Valley College.
What former first-gen students wish they knew about college
Los Angeles Times - De Los
Published: August 23, 2023
LAVC graduate Litzy Del Valle, a first generation students, shares advise for other first generation college students.
Dual enrollment program allows students to take college-level finance classes
The Mirror.com
Published: August 22, 2023
Van Nuys High School is partnering with LAVC to expand their dual enrollment program, which will allow students to gain a certificate in banking and finance.
Undergraduate Cohort Ready for “BIG” Summer of Genomics Research at UCLA
UCLA School of Dentistry
Published: June 20, 2023
Lisa Duncan, an LAVC Biology major, is part of a cohort of 27 undergraduate scientists from around the country will conduct eight weeks of graduate-level genomics research in UCLA School of Dentistry laboratories, as well as those in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
LA college could soon expand respiratory therapy ed on-campus
Spectrum One News
Published: May 24, 2023
Los Angeles Valley College gave provisional approval for LAVC to create a bachelor’s degree program in the Respiratory Therapy field. The college expects to receive full approval by this summer.
LA Valley College Kicks Off Construction on a New $90 Million Academic Complex Building
San Fernando Valley Sun
Published: May 17, 2023
Los Angeles Valley College and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) officials held a groundbreaking for its brand-new $90 million academic complex classroom building. Students, faculty, staff and the community gathered on the former site of the college’s original 1950s post-war bungalows to celebrate the start of construction.
LA Valley College Receives Conditional Approval for a Baccalaureate Program in Respiratory Therapy
San Fernando Valley Sun
Published: April 12, 2023
The California State Chancellor’s Office has provisionally approved Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory therapy.
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Pink donut boxes are canvas for artist portraying kids of Cambodian-American refugees
NPR
Published: March 22, 2022
LAVC Art faculty member and artist Phung Huynh uses pink donut boxes as her canvas to tell the story of the kids of Cambodian-American refugees in her solo show, Donut (W)hole.
Calls for Intervention as Civilian Attacks Intensify in Ukraine
NBC 4 News
Aired: March 17, 2022
Berrellez Installed as VICA's Chair
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: December 10, 2021
The article highlights that LAVC student Giovanni Divaia was awarded the $1000 Rickey M. Gelb Scholarship.
LA Valley College: It worked for this columnist in the ’60s - and it still work
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: December 3, 2021
Dennis McCarthy, LA Daily News columnist, talks about the quality education he received at LA Valley College.
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
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 receive $150 for getting vaccinated against COVID-19
KTLA-Channel 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
Aired: May 5, 2021
President Biden Recognizes Community Colleges in 'American Families Plan'
KPCC: Take Two with A. Martinez
Published: April 28, 2021
Amber Angel of the LAVC Family Resource Center is interviewed.
Vaccination Sites in Torrance, Orange County Hamstrung by Lack of Staffing, Volunteers
CBS 2 News
Aired: January 27, 2021
LAVC nursing students help with administering COVID vaccines at the vaccination clinic at Dodger Stadium.
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
LAVC alumnus Nate Sutton signs on to play for Tennessee State
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
Artist and scholar Stefano Bloch, an LAVC alumnus, has written a story that is personal, but also a primer on graffiti’s history and artistic and social import.
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
Valley College’s Family Resource Center is among a handful of such community college programs nationwide designed to assist student parents with what educators say are critically important but largely invisible needs.
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
Dr. Barry Gribbons is selected as the President of Los Angeles Valley College.
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
LAVC alumnus Donald Graham, a 24-year veteran of the LA Police Department, was recently appointed to commander rank and to be the department’s coordinator in tackling the city’s homeless problem.
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: October 14, 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
Joseph Reyes, an LAVC alumnus and Santa Clarita resident, shares his story.
Overlooked No More: Ralph Lazo, Who Voluntarily Lived in an Internment Camp
The New York Times
Published: July 3, 2019
Ralph Lazo was a retired Los Angeles Valley College counselor.
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 17, 2019
Grateful class of 2019 graduates from Monterey High School
The Burbank Leader
Published: June 11, 2019
Hermine Keshishyan will be attending Los Angeles Valley College.
CA Community Colleges Awarded $27.5 Million for Online CTE
Campus Technology Magazine
Published: June 9, 2019
"Project HOPE" (Having Online Positive Experiences) at Los Angeles Valley College, which will target the quality of online instruction, emphasize career readiness for students and address gaps in success and retention.
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
LAVC Family Resource Center highlighted for their successful work with student parents at Los Angeles Valley College.
Graduation 2019: San Fernando Valley valedictorians
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: June 3, 2019
Jewelia Kadayan, valedictorian at Lake Balboa College Prep Magnet, will be attending LAVC with plans to transfer to a university.
Author offers lessons in love and a virtual Greek vacation in first novel
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Published: May 29, 2019
Kimberly Robeson, English professor at LAVC and author of a novel The Greek Persuasion, is profiled.
Calendar: Health & Career Expo
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Published: May 27, 2019
The Economic Alliance partnered with LAVC to hold a health and career expo at Los Angeles Valley College.
Little support in US for college students raising children
PBS NewsHour
Aired: May 19, 2019
Segment on supporting college students who have children, and features LAVC's Amber Angel and Marni Roosevelt and LACCD Board Member Andra Hoffman.
Will the San Fernando Valley Be a Part of a Green New Deal for Los Angeles?
Sierra Club
Published: May 7, 2019
Reporter Eddie Kaufman Morrow is a student at LA Valley College and President of the school's Ecoadvocates Club.
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
The LAVC Family Resource Center is the only one of its kind in the 114-campus California community college system.
Video: Helpful Honda Commercial - EMT Tuition
LAVC Foundation Facebook Posting (Video)
Aired: March 2019
Honda surprised LAVC EMT students by paying for their tuition.
Top 50 Community Colleges For Hispanics: Los Angeles Valley College
The Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education
Published: February/March 2019
Video: Housing Beat - Homelessness Among College Students
Spectrum News 1
Aired: March 11, 2019
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Bill Would Allow Homeless Students to Park Overnight at Community Colleges
California Health Report
Published: March 11, 2019
Emily Mutanda, project organizer for Los Angeles Valley College’s Helping Hands Project, is interviewed.
Los Angeles Valley College's 1950s-era bungalow classrooms see their end
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: December 20, 2018
$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
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
Trying to get back to work? LA Valley College job training program is accepting applications
Los Angeles Daily News
Published: July 29, 2016
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, 2015
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
Job Training Advice from Lennie Ciufo, Director of LAVC Job Training Program
KTTV FOX11-LA News (YouTube Video)
Aired: October 8, 2009
CNN "Your Money" Discusses LAVC Manufacturing Classes
CNN (YouTube Video)
Published: February 21, 2009