The LAVC Public Relations Office performs media relations for the college. It works with all media outlets (print, broadcast, and digital), including on-campus publications, and local, state, national and international media. 

Media relations includes building relationships with news and media representatives, distributing press releases, responding to reporter inquiries to identify expert sources from the college, providing informal media training, coordinating media interviews and media appearances, and assisting the media at college events. 

In addition, the PR Office is available to provide media relations guidance to college departments, services, faculty, and staff with the following:

• help faculty and staff when the media calls
• share success stories to the media 
• promote faculty and staff professional accomplishments, including faculty-written books or publications
• informal media training
• coordinate media interviews

For more information, contact the LAVC Public Relations Office at (818) 947-2433.

LAVC Press Releases

Recent Press Releases

May 11, 2022

L.A. Valley College selects a new VP of Academic Affairs (PDF)

October 27, 2021

The Valley Star named Best College Newspaper by the Los Angeles Press Club (PDF)

May 26, 2021

LAVC Staff Member Alicen Vera named 2021 Classified Employee of the Year by the California Community College Board of Governors (PDF)

January 21, 2021

Five LA Valley College Student Athletes named to 2020-2021 Women's Basketball Academic All-State Team (PDF)

October 14, 2020

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grant establishes new Fellowship Program for LA Valley College film and television students (PDF)

September 11, 2020

LA Valley College Awarded $3M U.S. Department of Ed. Grant to Launch a new Dual Enrollment to Careers Project (PDF) 

Press Releases Archives

June 10, 2019 - JOAN A. PAYDEN DONATES $500K TO L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (PDF)

November 30, 2018 - $800K SECURED FOR THE LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (PDF)

November 30, 2017 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE NAMED A BELLWETHER AWARD FINALIST (PDF)

February 16, 2017 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE HONORED BY ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION WITH A 2016 TREE CAMPUS 2016 RECOGNITION (PDF)

October 6, 2016 - WINTER SESSION 2017 AT L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 3 (PDF)

March 11, 2016 - LAVC NAMED A 2015 TREE CAMPUS USA (PDF)

October 14, 2015 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER 150+ CLASSES FOR WINTER SESSION 2016 (PDF)

September 10, 2015 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER FALL 2015 LATE-START CLASSES; REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 12 (PDF)

August 26, 2015 - NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE (PDF)

June 30, 2015 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE’S ACCREDITATION STATUS REAFFIRMED (PDF)

April 9, 2015 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER A SUMMER SESSION 2015; MOST CLASSES START JUNE 15 (PDF)

March 20, 2015 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER SPRING 2015 LATE-START CLASSES TO HELP STUDENTS STEP FORWARD TOWARDS A DEGREE OR TO TRANSFER (PDF)

October 24, 2014 - LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER A 5-WEEK WINTER SESSION; CLASSES START JANUARY 5(PDF)

March 26, 2014 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER A SUMMER SESSION STARTING JUNE 16 (PDF)

January 27, 2014 - SHOOTING DEATH AT LA VALLEY COLLEGE WAS NOT CAMPUS RELATED (PDF)

April 24, 2013 - LA VALLEY COLLEGE NAMED A TREE CAMPUS USA BY THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION AND TOYOTA FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW (PDF)

March 28, 2013 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER SUMMER SESSION CLASSES (PDF)

November 13, 2012 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE RECEIVES $1.2 MILLION GRANT TO ESTABLISH AN UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAM (PDF)

November 9, 2012 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER A WINTER SESSION 2013 (PDF)

February 23, 2012 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE NAMED A 2011 TREE CAMPUS USA BY THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION AND TOYOTA (PDF)

October 19, 2011 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER WINTER SESSION 2012 (PDF)

May 2, 2011 - LAVC SPEECH TEAM RANKED THE BEST IN THE U.S. (PDF)

April 18, 2011 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE TO OFFER ONLY COURSES FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS THIS SUMMER (PDF)

May 28, 2009 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE CANCELS SUMMER SESSION 2 (PDF)

May 27, 2009 - DR. A. SUSAN CARLEO NAMED PRESIDENT OF LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE (PDF)

April 16, 2008 - L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE SELECTS AN ACTING PRESIDENT (DOC)