Los Angeles Valley College, widely known as Valley College, was founded in 1949 in Valley Glen, and today this public two-year college offers a wide range of classes that school officials say prepare their students when they head to four-year colleges and universities, or “in-demand occupation careers.”
Their graduation day on June 10 honored 1,600 happy students who received their diplomas as families and friends crowded into the bleachers and cheered out the names of their graduates. Valley College is a “Hispanic-serving institution,” according to its officials, and its huge campus covers 105 acres, much of it filled with trees, which earned the college the honor of “Tree Campus USA.”
Grads show their custom caps as 1,600+ get their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Graduates march onto the field as 1,600+ students received their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Teachers get the graduates into lines as 1,600+ students get their diplomas at the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A student shows her awards and fashion as 1,600+ students received their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Graduates march onto the field as 1,600+ students received diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
A graduate arrives on the field as 1,600+ students receive their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Teachers give water to grads as 1,600+ students received diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Grads show their custom caps as 1,600+ got their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Grads get in last-minute calls on their phones as 1,600+ get their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Grads march onto the field as 1,600+ get diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Teachers get ready to march onto the field as 1,600+ students received their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
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Grads show their custom caps as 1,600+ get their diplomas during the Valley College class of 2025 graduation, Tuesday, Valley Glen CA. June 10, 2025 (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
The campus serves the eastern region of the San Fernando Valley, including Valley Glen, Valley Village, Van Nuys, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Panorama City, Pacoima, North Hollywood, Encino and Burbank.
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