Rigo's Tacos first opened in 1989 in Pacoima and has since expanded to five locations. (Andrew Gonzalez | Valley Star)

Three food options within walking distance of Los Angeles Valley College

With a cafeteria that closes at 1:00 P.M., campus becomes a food desert for students taking later classes. Valley’s cafeteria closes at 1 P.M., and once those doors close, students may be able to find a Subway sandwich in a cooler somewhere at the back of the bookstore. However, there ...
Xiaoyang Liu-Behlendorf is a librarian at the Valley College Library. She also takes on the role of the curator of the LAVC Historical Museum. (Jeremy Ruiz | Valley Star)

Librarian quietly makes her mark at Valley College

Xiaoyang Liu-Behlendorf demonstrates dedication to academic success for the student body. Standing roughly at 5’3’, bespectacled librarian Xiaoyang Liu-Behlendorf is not an imposing figure, but she has had a big impact on Valley College. Liu-Behlendorf practices her belief that the greatest moral good is to be of service. The direct ...
Oksana Ulianchenko succeeds in ESL program. Photo taken March 20. (Astrid Cortez | Valley Star)

Dramatic increase in enrollment for non-credit ESL courses

Students from Russia, Ukraine and Armenia flock to Valley College’s ESL program. According to an internal President’s email, non-credit ESL, ESL-Civics and Computer Literacy enrollment has increased by 77 percent since 2022, due to an influx of students from Armenia, Ukraine, and Russia. The three non-credit ESL (English as a ...
Cyber Tech Talk taking place at Valley's North Gym on March 8. Photo by Ivonne Elias for The Valley Star.

2024 Cybersecurity Summit welcomes students and experts

Valley hosts Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Education Summit to help connect students to experts. Valley College hosted the 2024 Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Education Summit with speakers from IBM, Homeland Security, LACCD Build, Amazon, and more. The experts met March 8, to discuss cybersecurity threats, skills needed, and paths to ...
The vibrant array of spring blooms adorn the campus as a testament to its sustainability.

Blooms and biodiversity unveil valley’s spring spectacle

The vibrant array of spring blooms adorn the campus as a testament to its sustainability.  Sea lavender, birds of paradise, lantana, African daisies, and gazanias on campus glitter in the sunlight like starlet’s jewels on a monarch's crown. Spring is a time of renewal – of sky blue robin’s eggs, ...
Gallery attendees viewing the different works in ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and graphic design made by Valley Art students at the Annual Art Student invitational reception. (Ivonne Elias for The Valley Star).

Art Gallery Hosts Student Invitational

The opening reception for the LAVC art student invitational exhibit presented student art in an elegant setting. In the afternoon glow Valley students and faculty paced the art gallery, captivated by pieces of student work, hand-picked by their art professors. The showcase presented an array of different media and styles ...
Construction of BuildLACCD project's Academic Complex One, as viewed from the Allied Health and Sciences Center at Valley. (Milan Rafaelov for The Valley Star)

BuildLACCD Paid Internship Program is Accepting Applications

The program reaches across sectors and positions are currently open to LACCD students. The Los Angeles Community College District’s $14.9 billion building program known as BuildLACCD, is aimed at modernizing its nine colleges and facilities through bond-funded projects and offers paid internships to qualified LACCD students and graduates. While best ...