The main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Los Angeles Valley College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in physics, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at LAVC paid an average of $328 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $1,196 | $8,528 |
Fees | $42 | $42 |
Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about LAVC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the LAVC physics associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LAVC Online Learning page.
About 25.9% of the students who received their AS in physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 27.8%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in physics at LAVC in 2019-2020, 59.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Physics | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 5 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 2 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.