16 ANNUAL REPORT Los Angeles Valley College Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) offers an array of career, technical, transfer and workforce education programs that prepare its graduates to be the leaders of today and tomorrow. The college’s beautiful 105-acre campus has over1,600 trees and plants, and it is known as the first California community college to be recognized as aTree Campus USA. It offers more than160 associate degree programs and certificate programs, including accounting, administration of justice, biology, business management, child development, computer science information technology, engineering, English, liberal arts & sciences, media arts, music, psychology and sociology. LAVC is also known for exceptional vocational programs in registered nursing, fire technology and respiratory therapy. LAVC has a nationally recognized Speech and Debate Team. Last year, the team earned five individual gold, two individual silver, seven individual bronze medals, and the Bossard-Twohy Award for best debater at the Phi Rho Pi National Speech Competition. A C L O S E R L O O K • More than 85% of LAVC Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) students who applied to UCLA have been accepted over the last five years. TAP transfers at UCLA have a better academic performance than non-TAP transfers and native UCLA students. • LAVC is the first and only All-Steinway School in the Los Angeles Community College District. • The LAVC Cooperative Education Program offers students college credit for internship and work experience. It is the only program of its kind in the San Fernando Valley. • The LAVC Family Resource Center—the only one of its kind at a California community college—is a national role model for how colleges support student-parents and their families. It offers after-school child care, kid- friendly study lounge, counseling, computer lab, food pantry and a library. 5800 Fulton Ave.,Van Nuys, CA 91401  •    (818) 947-2600  •    lavc.edu   lavalleycollege  •    lavalleycollege  •    lavalleycollege