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LAVC Majors and Degree Programs

29 Majors With Completions
7,158 Undergraduate Degrees

Get the facts about Los Angeles Valley College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.

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* Degrees Offered

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In the most recent reporting year, students from 29 majors graduated from Los Angeles Valley College.

Available Degree Levels

Los Angeles Valley College awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the bachelor’s degree.

Degree Level Offered
Certificate
Associate
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctorate

Completions: 7,158 undergraduate (7,158 total)

Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Los Angeles Valley College.

Most Popular Majors Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 3,579
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1,119
Biological and Physical Sciences. 402
Business Administration, Management and Operations. 264
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 246

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Highest-Paid Majors

Salary data is limited at Los Angeles Valley College. Among the programs that do report earnings, Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. graduates earn an average of around $70,832.

All Majors, Organized by Study Area

The majors at Los Angeles Valley College are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 3,579 NA

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Major Graduates Average Salary
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
1,119 $30,802
Major Graduates Average Salary
Business Administration, Management and Operations.
↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Office Management and Supervision. · Retail Management.
264 NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
↳ Small Business Administration/Management.
168 NA
Real Estate. 52 NA
Accounting and Related Services.
↳ Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
51 NA
Finance and Financial Management Services.
↳ Banking and Financial Support Services.
42 NA
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.
↳ Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.
16 NA
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.
↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.
15 NA

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Biological and Physical Sciences. 402 NA

Social Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Economics.
↳ Economics, General.
166 NA
Sociology.
↳ Sociology, General.
100 NA
Political Science and Government.
↳ Political Science and Government, General.
48 NA
Anthropology.
↳ Anthropology, General.
9 NA
Geography and Cartography.
↳ Geography.
1 NA

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
↳ Child Care Provider/Assistant. · Child Care and Support Services Management.
246 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Communication, General.
↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication, General.
73 NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
↳ Radio and Television.
45 NA
Journalism. 12 NA

Psychology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Psychology, General. 129 NA

Visual and Performing Arts

Major Graduates Average Salary
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. · Film/Cinema/Media Studies.
62 NA
Fine and Studio Arts.
↳ Art/Art Studies, General.
30 NA
Design and Applied Arts.
↳ Commercial and Advertising Art. · Graphic Design.
15 NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General. 8 NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
8 NA
Music.
↳ Music, General.
6 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
64 $70,832
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
↳ Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.
31 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Criminal Justice and Corrections.
↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
39 NA
Fire Protection.
↳ Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician.
16 NA

Education

Major Graduates Average Salary
Special Education and Teaching.
↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.
49 NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Biology, General.
↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
46 NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major Graduates Average Salary
Mathematics.
↳ Mathematics, General.
35 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians.
↳ Biomedical Technology/Technician.
15 NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
↳ Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician.
5 NA
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
↳ Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General. · Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD.
4 NA

Physical Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Physics.
↳ Physics, General.
21 NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.
↳ Geology/Earth Science, General.
2 NA
Chemistry.
↳ Chemistry, General.
1 NA

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major Graduates Average Salary
Computer Programming.
↳ Computer Programming/Programmer, General.
15 NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
↳ Computer Support Specialist. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.
7 NA

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies, and Kinesiology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.
↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
20 NA

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Major Graduates Average Salary
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.
↳ Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General. · Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician.
19 NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major Graduates Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General. 18 NA

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services

Major Graduates Average Salary
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.
↳ Recording Arts Technology/Technician. · Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.
17 NA

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 16 NA

History

Major Graduates Average Salary
History.
↳ History, General.
15 NA

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Major Graduates Average Salary
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature.
11 NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
↳ German Language and Literature.
1 NA

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Philosophy. 11 NA
Religion/Religious Studies. 1 NA

Construction Trades

Major Graduates Average Salary
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.
↳ Building/Construction Site Management/Manager.
9 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Architectural Sciences and Technology.
↳ Architectural Technology/Technician.
2 NA

Engineering

Major Graduates Average Salary
Engineering, General.
↳ Pre-Engineering.
1 NA

Precision Production

Major Graduates Average Salary
Precision Metal Working.
↳ Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.
1 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Los Angeles Valley College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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