Antelope Valley College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Antelope Valley College, or AVC, was established on September 10, 1929, as Antelope Valley Junior College. AVC is administered by the Antelope Valley Community College District and spreads over 130 acres in Lancaster, California. The college offers numerous degree programs in more than 65 fields and several certificate programs in approximately 56 vocational areas. In addition, AVC offers scholarships programs such as Antelope Valley College Federation of Classified Employees Scholarship, Frank and Ida Bernatt Family Scholarship Endowment, Francis Kuhn Nursing Memorial Scholarship, and many more.

The academic units of AVC are organized into the following divisions:

• Business, Computer Studies and Economic Development
• Corporate and Community Services
• Health Sciences
• Instructional Resources/ Extended Services
• Language Arts
• Math, Science and Engineering
• Physical Education and Athletics
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Technical Education
• Visual and Performing Arts

Some of the student organizations of AVC are Alpha Iota, AV Campus Christians, Native American Club, AVC Dancers Club, French and German Film Club, Asian Pacific American Collegiate Endeavor ( APACE), Psychology Student Organization, Model United Nations, Student Nurses Association (SNAC), and Green Campus Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, nursing and emergency medicine, liberal arts, design, and computer science and engineering.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,108 in 2009-2010 (10,089 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (95 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (40 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (22 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles
• Electrician

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (38 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (30 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (3 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LIBERAL ARTS (414 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (58 awarded)

• Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (28 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (150 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (10 awarded)

• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (50 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (98 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting