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Education at Los Angeles Valley College

Education at Los Angeles Valley College

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Los Angeles Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a total student population of 15,957.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

LAVC Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Education

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Education Student Demographics at LAVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Los Angeles Valley College.

LAVC Education Associate’s Program

91% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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LAVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles Valley College with a associate's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Los Angeles Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education 21

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Los Angeles Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants 167,950 $35,350
Elementary School Teachers 162,440 $80,100
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Preschool Teachers 52,950 $37,850
Middle School Teachers 46,500 $75,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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