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Special Education at Los Angeles Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles Valley College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Los Angeles Valley College is in Valley Glen, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 49 special education degrees were awarded at Los Angeles Valley College.

Online Class Availability at Los Angeles Valley College

Many students take online classes at Los Angeles Valley College. Among 15,999 students, 9,425 (59%) studied exclusively online and 3,372 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Special Education graduates at Los Angeles Valley College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Special Education graduates at Los Angeles Valley College are 90% women (44) and 10% men (5).

Special Education Associate’s Program at Los Angeles Valley College

Of the 23 associate’s special education graduates at Los Angeles Valley College, 87% were women (20) and 13% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Los Angeles Valley College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	11
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 57% of Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Los Angeles Valley College, lower than the national average of 74%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Special Education Concentrations at Los Angeles Valley College

This Special Education program at Los Angeles Valley College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Early Childhood Special Education	49

Best-Paid Careers for Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the Special Education program at Los Angeles Valley College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.