Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, California

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • City
  • 12,601 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 161 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 85 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 64 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (65)
  • AnthropologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,468
  • AnthropologyAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $37,748
  • Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 2 finished
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $27,737
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $29,515
  • Biological and Physical SciencesCertificate · 203 finished
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 199 finishedNationally: $33,713
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 46 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 38 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 226 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • ChemistryAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $36,707
  • Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 18 finishedNationally: $35,276
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 55 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,873
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $22,567
  • EconomicsAssociate degree · 166 finishedNationally: $42,934
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralCertificateNationally: $27,447
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 168 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $41,382
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $31,611
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 34 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 28 finishedNationally: $28,195
  • Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 26 finishedNationally: $51,339
  • Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $42,478
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $52,388
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $44,599
  • Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,792
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,448
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 1 finished
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificateNationally: $37,910
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $38,650
  • HistoryAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $31,926
  • JournalismCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,024
  • JournalismAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $28,005
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 891 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 228 finishedNationally: $34,134
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,627
  • MarketingCertificateNationally: $43,966
  • MarketingAssociate degreeNationally: $38,094
  • MathematicsAssociate degree · 35 finishedNationally: $36,826
  • MusicCertificateNationally: $27,777
  • MusicAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Nutrition SciencesAssociate degree
  • PhilosophyAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $33,648
  • PhysicsAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $35,965
  • Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 48 finishedNationally: $34,854
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 129 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $28,590
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 36 finishedNationally: $27,637
  • Real EstateCertificate · 42 finishedNationally: $45,163
  • Real EstateAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $34,704
  • Religion/Religious StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $44,435
  • Research and Experimental PsychologyAssociate degreeNationally: $38,299
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $42,581
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $41,894
  • Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $33,090
  • Social WorkAssociate degreeNationally: $34,827
  • SociologyAssociate degree · 100 finishedNationally: $33,731
  • Special Education and TeachingCertificate · 26 finishedNationally: $42,428
  • Special Education and TeachingAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $34,283
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $26,742
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$7,468$30–48k$7,166$48–75k$7,542$75–110k$13,768Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$7,478per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$16,420sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$1,238Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
2%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
32%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$37,6346 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$46,09610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$13,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
23%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
30%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Los Angeles Valley College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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