Celebrating 75 Years of LA Valley College (1949-2024)
Come celebrate LAVC's 75th Anniversary! For more than seven decades our campus has flourished serving our community in the San Fernando Valley, and we invite you to our year-long celebration of events to mark this milestone.
Students, alumni, past and current employees, and the public are invited to come to Valley College and show off your Monarch Pride!
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Featured Events
Calendar of Events
75th Anniversary Events Calendar
Join us as we celebrate our 75th anniversary this year! Click on the arrows below to find a list of scheduled anniversary events each month.
- Opening Day 2024: August 22, 2024
- Fall 2024 Welcome Week
- Breakfast with the Unity Center: August 26 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
- Game Night: August 26 from 2-4 p.m.
- Fall Kick Off: August 27 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Breakfast with the Unity Center: August 28 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
- ASU Cool Beats, Sweet Treats: August 28 from 12-3 p.m.
- U.S. Constitution Day: September 17 from 1-3 p.m.
- "Carriers" Opening Reception with Artist Alexandria Douziech: September 18 from 12-2 p.m.
- ASU Movie Night - Inside Out 2: September 19 from 7:30-9 p.m.
- LAVC Hall of Fame BBQ & Game: September 21 from 5-8 p.m.
- An Educated Vote is a Smart Voter: September 23 from 1-2:30 p.m.
- Bisexual Awareness Week - Queer Connections Mixer: September 25 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- History of Latinos in the U.S. Film & TV Industries: October 1 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Mexico's First Women President Lecture: October 2 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
- National Coming Out Day 2024 & Flag Raising: October 10 at 12 p.m.
- Women in STEM Panel & Panelist Reception: October 14 from 2-4:30 p.m.
- Men's Water Polo vs. Ventura College: October 16 at 3 p.m.
- Women's Water Polo vs. Ventura College: October 16 at 4:45 p.m.
- Ciure Film Screening: October 22 at 6 p.m.
- Media Arts Student Showcase - Cinema 101: October 25 at 6 p.m.
- Media Arts Student Showcase - Cinema 125: October 26 at 6 p.m.
- Women's Soccer vs. West LA: November 1 at 4 p.m.
- Opening Reception for "And this too..." Exhibition with Artists Miguel Rodriguez, Ben Jackel & Dirk Hagner: November 5 from 12-2 p.m.
- Homecoming - Pre-Game Tailgate: November 9 from 3-6 p.m.
- Homecoming - Football vs. Santa Monica: November 9 at 6 p.m.
- HC & SBS CAP Event: Connect with Professors and Peers: November 14 from 1-2:30 p.m.
- ASU Movie Night: How the Grinch Stole Christmas: November 14 at 6 p.m.
- LGBTQIA+ Friendsgiving Hangout: November 14 from 1-4 p.m.
- LGBTQIA+ Self Defense Workshop: November 20 from 1-3 p.m.
- ASU Mindful Art: Creativity Meets Serenity: November 20 from 1-3 p.m.
- Wind Ensemble Concert: December 2 at 7:30 p.m.
- Performance Workshop Concert I: December 3 at 11:20 a.m.
- Ceramic Sale: December 4 from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Valley Symphony Orchestra Concert: December 4, 2024
- Performance Workshop Concert II: December 5 at 11:20 a.m.
- HoliGay Mixer: December 5 from 1-4 p.m.
- Fall Dance Class Showcase: December 5 at 7 p.m.
- Applied / Faculty Mentor Concert: December 7 at 7 p.m.
- College Choir & Chamber Singers Concert: December 8 at 7 p.m.
- Broadway Class Concert: December 9 at 7 p.m.
- BHM: Welcome B(l)acKaraoke: February 12, 2025
- Men's Basketball Games vs. College of the Canyons: February 12, 2025
- Women's Basketball Games vs. College of the Canyons: February 12, 2025
- BHM: Rhythm & Paint: February 13, 2025
- BHM: Rhythms of Healing Workshop: February 18, 2025
- BHM: African Drum Making and Naming Workshop: February 19, 2025
- BHM: Valley Young Black Scholars Day: February 25, 2025
- BHM: Free Wednesday Concert: A Musical Celebration for Black History Month: February 26, 2025
- BHM: Sneaker Ball: February 26, 2025
- Free Wednesday Concert - Music for Storytelling: Sung Drama - March 5, 2025
- ASU Movie Night: Cruella - March 6, 2025
- Art Department Alumni Exhibition at LAVC Art Gallery: March 10 - April 11, 2025
- Veteran & LGBTQIA+ Women Ceramics Workshop - March 11, 2025
- Opening Reception for the 2025 Art Department Alumni Exhibition - March 12, 2025
- Free Wednesday Concert - Music for Storytelling: Song Cycles - March 12, 2025
- Pi / STEM & MEC Pathway Day: March 13, 2025
Free Wednesday Concert - Music for Characterization: Stories Without Words - March 19, 2025-
- Free Wednesday Concert - Music Performed at Home and at Court - April 2, 2025
- Free Wednesday Concert - Music For Political Expression: National Identity - April 16, 2025
- Free Wednesday Concert - A Musical Celebration for Jazz Appreciation Month - April 23, 2025
- Free Wednesday Concert: Music for Spiritual Expression - April 30, 2025
Free Wednesday Concert - Music for Moving - May 7, 2025- Valley Dances 2025: May 8 - 10, 2024
Free Wednesday Concert: What is Good Music (Part 1) - May 14, 2025- LAVC Theater & Dance presents The Wedding Singer - May 16-18 & 22-24, 2025
College Choir & Chamber Singers Concert - May 18, 2025-
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Free Wednesday Concert: What is Good Music (Part 2) - May 21, 2025
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Free Wednesday Concert: What is Good Music (Part 3) - May 28, 2025
- Wind Ensemble Concert - June 2, 2025
- LAVC Commencement Ceremony: June 10, 2025
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History
LAVC Through the Years (1949-2024)
Scroll through to see the changes to Valley College throughout the past seven decades.
1936: DuPlessis Family
Owners of the property where the LAVC now stands.
1950: Pioneer Faculty
Faculty and administrators of LA Valley College in 1950.
1956: Changing College Name
Gene Mahn & Maryon Vusich change the college name
1960s: BBQ in LAVC's Quad Park
Students gather to barbeque in the old Quad Park
1962: Digital Computing System
Installation of an IBM 1620 Data Processing Machine
1970s: LAVC Cheerleaders
1970s: Graduation Ceremony
Commencement ceremony in Monarch Square
1975: LAVC Wins the Potato Bowl
Athletic Dir George Golf holding the trophy
2007: Commencement
2011: Tree Campus USA
First California community college to be honored
2023: Lunar New Year Festival
ASU celebrates with a troop of dragon performers
2024: Opening Day
Faculty & staff kick off its 75th school year