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Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Instruction is offered at multiple sites, including Palmdale and Lancaster, as well as through online and instructional television courses. Lancaster, California, USA, is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 10th fastest growing city in the United States. ...
Antelope Valley College is a community (junior) college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is also a satellite branch of California State University, Bakersfield. ...
The college offers Associate in Arts/Associate in Science (two-year) degrees in 67 fields, as well as certificate programs in 56 vocational areas.
The main campus in Lancaster hosts a satellite location of California State University, Bakersfield-Antelope Valley, where students can obtain bachelor's and master's degrees.
History
The institution began classes September 10, 1929 as a department of Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster. It was established as Antelope Valley Junior College, providing the first two years of a college education for those living in what was then a remote, rural area. (The college name was later modified to Antelope Valley College to reflect the comprehensive nature of the college.) The average daily attendance at the college was 13, during the 1929-30 school year. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...
There was little growth in enrollment at the college during the depression years that followed. Alfalfa farmers in Antelope Valley were hard hit during the 1930s, and the smallest junior college in California suffered serious financial difficulties. Teachers took a 20 percent cut in salaries, which ranged from a state-mandated minimum of $1,350 a year to a $1,595 maximum.
Average daily attendance (ADA) at the college reached 100 by 1939, but with [1]World War II, attendance plummeted. Attendance reached a low of 13 during the war, the same ADA as the year the school was founded. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
There were pressures to close the junior college, but trustees and staff held out until veterans returned from the war. Enrollment grew steadily during the postwar years, partly because of the GI Bill of Rights and partly because Antelope Valley began developing an aircraft industry.
In 1959, groundbreaking was held for a new college campus on 110 acres at Avenue K and 30th Street West.
The college has expanded the campus size to approximately 135 acres through land purchases.
Today Antelope Valley College today has grown to a student population of approximately 14,000 students. It serves as the largest and primary source of higher education in the region.
The college maintains a site in the City of Palmdale, which serves more than 1,000 students. Plans call for creation of a full campus in Palmdale to better serve residents of the fast-growing Palmdale and south valley area. Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Government - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ...
Antelope Valley College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Among the many programs through the college are an associate degree program in registered nursing approved by the Board of Registered Nursing, an airframe and powerplant technician program certified by the [2]Federal Aviation Administration, and a lower division engineering program that coordinates with an engineering degree program offered locally through California State University, Fresno. Other programs include aircraft fabrication and assembly (including composite materials), computer graphics, respiratory therapy, Firefighter I Academy and wildland fire technology. “FAA†redirects here. ...
In conjunction with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the Lancaster campus hosts the Sheriff's Training Academy at Antelope Valley College, which meets the requirements of the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for training members of the sheriff's department and other law enforcement agencies.
The community college district is governed by a locally-elected Board of Trustees consisting of five members serving four-year terms, plus a student trustee elected annually by members of the student body.
Notable alumni - Jim Slaton, former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher, current bullpen coach, Seattle Mariners.[3]
- Kevin Appier, [4]former Kansas City Royals/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher.
- Larry S. Dickenson, senior vice president - sales, Boeing
- Rick Garcia, television news anchor, Los Angeles
- Sharon Runner, 36th District, California State Assembly Member[5]
- Tony Reed, former running back, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos
- Dave Cox, 1st District, California State Senate
James Michael Slaton (born June 19, 1950 Long Beach, CA) was a pitcher with a 16 year career from 1971-1986. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 19, 34, 42, 44 Name Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969) Other nicknames True Blue Brew Crew, The Brew Crew, The Crew, Beermakers Ballpark Miller Park (2001–present) County Stadium (1970–2000) Sick...
Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None...
Robert Kevin Appier (December 6, 1967) was a right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Anaheim Angels. ...
Sharon Runner has been a member of the California State Assembly since 2002. ...
References 2. Office of Public and Governmental Relations, Antelope Valley College is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
3. "A History of the First 34 Years of Antelope Valley College," by Roy A. Knapp, D.Ed, Lancaster, California, 1966
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