Celebrating 75 Years of LA Valley College (1949-2024)
Join us as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary! For more than seven decades our campus has flourished in the San Fernando Valley, and we will hold a year long celebration of events to mark this milestone.
We invite students, alumni, past and current employees, and our neighbors to come back to Valley College to show off your Monarch Pride!
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75th Anniversary Calendar of Events
- 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
- Alumni Exhibition at LAVC Art Gallery: March 10 - April 11, 2025
- Opening Reception for the 2025 Art Department Alumni Exhibition - March 12, 2025
- Veteran & LGBTQIA+ Women Ceramics Workshop - March 11, 2025
- Pi / STEM / MEC Day: March 13, 2025
- Alumni Exhibition at LAVC Art Gallery: March 10 - April 11, 2025
- Valley Dances 2025: May 8 - 10, 2024
- LAVC Commencement Ceremony: June 10, 2025
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