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History
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Antelope Valley Community College District The Antelope Valley Community College District is located in Southern California. It encompasses 1,945 square miles of northern Los Angeles County and eastern Kern County. Communities served by the college include Acton, Antelope Acres, Lake Hughes, Lake Los Angeles, Lancaster, Leona Valley, Llano, Palmdale, Pearblossom, Quartz Hill, Rosamond and Sun Village. The district’s single college, Antelope Valley College, is located on 125 acres in Lancaster. Classes are held at other locations as well, including a Federal Aviation Administration certified program in airframe and powerplant at Fox Field in Lancaster. A second campus is planned for the Palmdale area to better meet the needs of residents of the southern portion of the Antelope Valley. Associate degree and certificate programs are offered in more than 40 subject areas. A locally elected five-member board of Trustees governs the college. Students annually elect a student trustee to serve on the board. Antelope Valley College held its first classes in September 1929 at the campus of Antelope Valley High School The college was established to provide increased access to higher education for those students planing to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Since that time, the college has expanded its scope to serve as a comprehensive institution providing vocational and technical training programs, courses for personal and professional development, and transfer programs for those matriculating to four-year schools. In addition, the college has long served as a hub for many fine and performing art activities in the community, including a symphony orchestra, a master chorale, dance performances, professional art shows, theater productions, and other musical performance groups. Antelope Valley College has a proud history of intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. In addition to outstanding athletic achievements, AVC has more Wilson Scholar Athlete Award winners than any other community college in California.
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