Los Angeles Valley College
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| Established | 1949 |
| President | Dr. A. Susan Carleo |
| Location | Valley Glen, California 34°10′33″N 118°25′16″W / 34.17577°N 118.421097°WCoordinates: 34°10′33″N 118°25′16″W / 34.17577°N 118.421097°W |
| Campus | Urban, 105 acres (42 ha) |
| Mascot | Monarchs |
| Website | www.lavc.edu |
Los Angeles Valley College is a community college located in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, California in the east-central San Fernando Valley. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Community College District.
The community college is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was located on the site of Van Nuys High School.[1] The college moved to its current location in 1951, a 105-acre (42 ha) site bounded by Fulton Avenue on the west, Ethel Avenue/Coldwater Canyon Boulevard on the east, Burbank Boulevard on the south, and Oxnard Street on the north.
Los Angeles Valley College is one of nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and is a fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, which is part of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
The sports teams are known as the Monarchs, and the school colors are green and yellow.
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[edit] History
Los Angeles Valley College was founded on September 12, 1949 to meet the tremendous growth of the San Fernando Valley during the 1940s and early 1950s. The college was officially chartered by the Los Angeles Board of Education in June 1949, and was located on the campus of Van Nuys High School. In 1951 Valley College moved to its permanent 105-acre (42 ha) site on Fulton Avenue in Valley Glen.
In 1954, members of the faculty founded the Athenaeum which began to offer community programs that brought the Los Angeles Philharmonic to the campus. The campus also had internationally known speakers including Eleanor Roosevelt, Clement Attlee, Margaret Mead, and Louis Leakey.
In 1969, the Los Angeles Community College District was formed and its nine colleges were separated from the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Today, Valley College continues to meet the educational needs of the community by offering transfer education, career technical education, and lifelong learning. Valley College’s current enrollment is approximately 20,000 students with 199 full-time faculty and 401 part-time instructors.
[edit] Transportation
When the Metro Orange Line opened on October 29, 2005, Valley College received its own stop, the Valley College station, on the line, located at the intersection of Burbank Blvd and Fulton Ave. The closest campus buildings are less than a 5-minute walk away from the station.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Adam Carolla - recruited to play football, dropped out[2][3]
- Bryan Cranston {Actor, degree in police Science}
- Tom Selleck-actor--played basketball for Valley
- Daniel Wayne Smith (died before he could complete his degree)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "History of LAVC". Los Angeles Valley College. http://www.lavc.edu/lavchistory.html. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ "Features - Adam Carolla". Los Angeles magazine: p. 4. http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13968&page=4. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "You're not going to believe Adam Carolla's middle name - Page 2: Humor, columns, commentary, lists and analysis from ESPN.com’s Page 2". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/index?id=5292700. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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