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Antelope Valley College

Antelope Valley College
3041 West Avenue K
Lancaster, CA 93536-5426

Official telephone: (661) 722-6300
Fax number: (661) 943-5573
Website: https://www.avc.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 292 men, 246 women
Full-time faculty: 122 men, 120 women
Part-time faculty: 170 men, 126 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, honors program, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
  • Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Electrician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • History, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Music, General
  • Philosophy
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Psychology, General
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Real Estate
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Welding Technology/Welder
  • Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
  • Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Electrician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Real Estate
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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