Skip to content
AVC

Antelope Valley Community College District

Lancaster, California Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Lancaster, California, Antelope Valley Community College District is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 13,532 students in fall 2024.

Antelope Valley Community College District offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Social Sciences, General. It awarded 4,044 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
13,532
Students enrolled
4,044
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
85
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about Antelope Valley Community College District

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans

Asking about Antelope Valley Community College District

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details

Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 85

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Social Sciences 7
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Health Professions 7
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Communication and Journalism 2
Physical Sciences 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Construction Trades 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Precision Production 1
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
History 1
Education 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
13
Associate degrees
2,311
Certificates under 1 year
718
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,002

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
13,532
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,532
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,102
Full-time, 2024-25
25%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
62%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Dr. Jennifer Zellet
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

Similar schools in California

All colleges in California
SDC
Public

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

Admission
Open
Students
13,242
Retention
61%
Programs
84
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesBiologyPsychology, General +81
FC
Public

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Admission
Open
Students
12,949
Programs
93
Awards 2024-25
2,338
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesElectricianSheet Metal Technology +90
SDM
Public
Admission
Open
Students
14,257
Retention
72%
Programs
64
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesBusiness Administration and ManagementBiology +61
MC
Public

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Admission
Open
Students
14,583
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
6,253
CampusHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesGeneral StudiesBiological and Physical Sciences +120
CSU
Public
Students
12,326
Retention
76%
Programs
77
Awards 2024-25
3,869
CampusOnlineHybrid
Business Administration and ManagementComputer SciencePsychology, General +74
Get matched