Antelope Valley College

Antelope Valley College (AVC)
MottoEnriching Lives, Building Futures
TypePublic community college
Established1929
Parent institution
Antelope Valley College District, California Community College system
PresidentDr. Jennifer Zellet
Students14,024 (spring 2013)[1]
Location, ,
United States
Campus135 acres (55 ha)
Colors     
Maroon, Poppy, and Blue
NicknameMarauders
Sporting affiliations
CCCAAWSC,
SCFA (football)
Websitewww.avc.edu
Yoshida Applied Arts Building

Antelope Valley College (AVC) is a public community college in Lancaster, California. It is part of the California Community College system. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles (5,040 km2) covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Instruction is offered at several sites, including Palmdale and Lancaster, and through online and instructional television courses.

The college offers Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees in 71 fields as well as certificate programs in 59 vocational areas.

The main campus in Lancaster hosts the satellite location of California State University, Bakersfield-Antelope Valley (CSUB-AV), where students can obtain bachelor's and master's degrees in select subjects.

  1. ^ California, State of. "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved 1 October 2017.