Online Student Support
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Enrollment Questions & Assistance:
STUDENT SUPPORT HELP DESK
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-7pm & Friday 8am - 1pm
Connect with a live person on Zoom
General Questions, Help with Canvas, and the SIS Portal:
STUDENT QUESTIONS & SUPPORT
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-7pm & Friday: 8:30am - 1pm
Call us at: (818) 938-8418
Email questions to: LAVCStudentSupport@laccd.edu
Online Student Services & Academic Support
Check our Online Student Services & Academic Support page to access virtual "chat" assistance with Admissions & Records, Counseling, Financial Aid, Special Programs, Student Life, High School Admissions, Tutoring, Distance Education, the Library, Student Health Center, the Bookstore and more!
New/Returning Students & LA College Promise
Welcome Center
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Welcome Center webpage
New Promise Students
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Promise Outreach & Recruitment webpage
Outreach and Recruitment (Recent and Current High School Students)
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Outreach and Recruitment webpage
Current First Year Experience (FYE) and Second Year Experience (SYE) Students
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
Email: lopezca3@lavc.edu
Online: Canvas FYE or SYE courses
Enrollment Services
Admissions & Records
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Admissions & Records Webpage
Admissions - International Students
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Webpage: International Students Office webpage
Counseling Department
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Webpage: Counseling Department webpage
Counseling - Career Transfer Center
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Webpage: Career Transfer Center webpage
Financial Aid
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Email: financialaid@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2412
Webpage: Financial Aid webpage
Textbooks & Fees
Business Office
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m.)
Email: businessoffice@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2318
Webpage: Business Office webpage
Bookstore (Monarch Campus Store)
Hours: Online (Monday & Wednesday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Email: bookstore@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2717 & (818) 947-2718 (We will return all voicemail messages within 24-48 hours)
Webpage: Monarch Campus Store webpage
Student Support & Special Programs
CalWORKs
- Helping Hands Project - students experiencing homelessness
- LAVC Food Pantry - students experiencing food insecurities
- High School Equivalency - GED / HiSET
Hours: Online (Monday, Thursday & Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Email: calworks@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2976
Webpage: CalWORKs webpage
CARE - Single Parents
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: CARE webpage
Dream Resource Center (DRC)
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Dream Resource Center webpage
EOPS
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: EOPS webpage
Family Resource Center (FRC)
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Email: angelam@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 778-5612
Webpage: Family Resource Center webpage
Mosaic Center
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Mosaic Center webpage
Next Up/Guardian Scholars
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Next Up/Guardian Scholars webpage
Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Services for Student with Disabilities webpage
STEM – Promoting Awareness of STEM Opportunities (PASO)
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Email: lavc-lavcstem@laccd.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2393
Webpage: PASO STEM webpage
TRiO Student Support Services/Upward Bound Programs
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: TRiO Student Support Services/Upward Bound webpage
Umoja/Black Scholars
Hours: Online (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Umoja/Black Scholars webpage
Veterans Services
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Webpage: Veteran Services webpage
Campus Resources & Services
Child Development Center
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Webpage: Child Development Center webpage
Student Health Center
Hours: By Phone Appointment Only (Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed on Friday)
Voicemail: (818) 763-8836 - Option #4
Webpage: Student Health Center webpage
Student Life
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Webpage: Student Life webpage
Live Chat: Chat live with Student Life on Cranium Café
Online Tutoring & Academic Support Services
Academic Resource Center – Computer Commons
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m.)
Email: leavitra@lavc.edu or cclab@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 778-5725
Webpage: Computer Commons webpage
Academic Resource Center - General Tutoring Center
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Email: salterkc@lavc.edu or generaltutoring@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2744
Webpage: General Tutoring Center webpage
Academic Resource Center - Math Lab
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Email: olshannj@lavc.edu or mathlab@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2863
Webpage: Math Lab webpage
Academic Resource Center - Writing Center
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Email: cancinjl@lavc.edu or writingtutor@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2810
Webpage: Writing Center webpage
Library
Hours: Online (Monday-Tuesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Email: ref@lavc.libanswers.com
Voicemail: (818) 947-2764
Webpage: Library webpage
NetTutor (Online Tutoring)
Hours: Online (View the NetTutor schedule for all subjects)
Webpage: Academic Resource Center webpage
Virtual Valley Helpdesk
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.)
Email: vvhd@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 538-9050, (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
(818) 778-5834, (Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.)
Webpage: Virtual Valley Helpdesk webpage
Academic Departments & Department Chairs
Anthropology
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Rebecca Stein
Email: steinrl@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2538
Webpage: Anthropology Department webpage
Art
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Eugenia Sumnick-Levins
Email: sumnike@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2780
Webpage: Art Department webpage
Athletics
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Jim Fenwick
Email: fenwickjl@lavc.edu or jfenwick27@gmail.com
Voicemail: (818) 947-2508 or (818) 914-8549
Webpage: Athletics Department webpage
Biological Sciences
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Department Chair: Sara Huang
Email: shandrm@lavc.edu or brockmeh@lavc.edu or huangss@lavc.edu (chair)
Voicemail: (818) 947-2514
Webpage: Biological Sciences Department webpage
Business Administration
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Tasos Sioukas
Email: sioukaav@lavc.edu
Webpage: Business Administration Department webpage
Chemistry/Physics
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Lucas Haley
Email: haleyll@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2831
Webpage: Chemistry Department webpage
Child Development
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (via email)
Department Chair: Elmida Baghdaserians
Email: baghdaes@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 778-5502
Webpage: Child Development Department webpage
Communication Studies
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Josh Miller
Email: millerje@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2981
Webpage: Communication Studies Department webpage
Computer Science & Information Systems (CSIS)
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Michael Rahni
Email: rahnimk@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2872
Webpage: CSIS Department webpage
Continuing Education Noncredit
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Lilit Davoyan
Email: davoyalv@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-5665
Webpage: Continuing Education Noncredit Department webpage
Earth Science
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Jacquelyn Hams
Email: hamsje@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 778-5566
Webpage: Earth Science Department webpage
Emergency Services
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Laurie Nalepa
Email: nalepal@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2498
Webpage: Emergency Services Department webpage
English
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Patrick Hunter
Email: hunterpb@lavc.edu (preferred method of communication)
Voicemail: (818) 947-2800
Webpage: English Department webpage
English As A Second Language (ESL)
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Reginald Hubbard
Email: hubarrs@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2525
Webpage: ESL Department webpage
Foreign Language
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Victorino Fusilero
Email: fusilevm@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2822
Webpage: Foreign Language Department webpage
Health Science
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Preetha Puthiankunnel
Email: puthiapj@laccd.edu
Nursing Voicemail: (818) 947-2559
Respiratory Therapy Voicemail: (818) 947-2845
Webpages: Health Science Nursing webpage
Health Science Respiratory Therapy webpage
History, Humanities, Law, Political Science (HHLPS)
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Michelle Visco
Email: viscomm@laccd.edu
Webpage: HHLPS Department webpage
Kinesiology
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Patty Melody
Email: melodype@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 957-2907
Webpage: Kinesiology Department webpage
Mathematics
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Mostapha (Steve) Barakat
Email: barakama@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2858
Webpage: Math Department webpage
Media Arts
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Eric Swelstad
Email: swelstej@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 778-5503
Webpage: Media-Arts Department webpage
Music
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Christian Nova
Email: novacp@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2347
Webpage: Music Department webpage
Philosophy/Economics
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Tyler Prante
Email: prantet@lavc.edu
Webpage: Philosophy/Economics Department webpage
Psychology
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Ron Mossler
Email: mosslera@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2523
Webpage: Psychology Department webpage
Sociology/Ethnic Studies
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Keidra Morris
Email: morrisk@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2486
Webpage: Sociology/Ethnic Studies Department webpage
Technology
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Douglas Marriott
Email: marriodc@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2929
Webpage: Technology Department webpage
Theater
Hours: Online
Department Chair: Jennifer Read
Email: readjl@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2786
Webpage: Theater Department webpage
Distance Education
Distance Education (Virtual Valley)
Hours: Online
Email: distanceed@lavc.edu
Canvas Assistance Hotline: (844) 303-5595
Voicemail: (818) 947-2657
Webpage: Virtual Valley webpage
Career & Job Training
Cooperative Education
Hours: Online
Email: coop@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2334
Webpage: Cooperative Education webpage
Workforce Training
Hours: Online
Email: LAVCWorkforceTraining@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2941
Webpage: Workforce Training webpage
Community Education
Community Services
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
Email: comm_serv@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2577 ext. 4172 (We will return all voicemail messages within one business day)
Webpage: Community Services webpage
Faculty/Staff Directory
LAVC Faculty & Staff Contact Information
Search the LAVC Faculty & Staff Directory to find the email address for an employee.
Finding an Instructor Email in the Student Portal
Learn how to emailing your Instructor through the LACCD SIS Student Portal
Administrative Divisions
President’s Office
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Email: sirkinta@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2321
Webpage: President's Office webpage
Vice President of Academic Affairs Office
Hours: Online (Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Email: holladjs@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2326
Webpage: Academic Affairs Division webpage
Vice President of Administrative Services Office
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
Email: adminservices@lavc.edu
Voicemail: (818) 947-2336
Webpage: Administrative Services Division webpage
Vice President Student Services Office
Hours: Online (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Closed 12:30-1:30 p.m.)
Email: hurwitfa@lavc.edu
Webpage: Student Services Division webpage
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