Office of the Superintendent/President
Administration Building, Room A126
661-722-6300 x6301
661 722-6333 (fax)
Dr. Jackie L. Fisher, Sr., Superintendent/President
Paula Norsell, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent/President
Patricia Harris, Senior Administrative Assistant
On behalf of the Antelope Valley Community College District’s Board of Trustees, administrators, faculty, and staff, thanks in advance for considering Antelope Valley College as your first choice for your higher education degree or certificate program.
Antelope Valley College continues to offer students many high quality educational programs and services. Students who are attending college for the first time or returning after a long interval are afforded many opportunities to pursue degree or certificate programs, satisfy transfer requirements, or attend vocational training. Students seeking opportunities to advance careers or enhance personal growth are also valued members of the Antelope Valley College community.
Antelope Valley College has earned a strong reputation for collaborating with community and business leaders to ensure that training programs meet the needs of regional employers and serve as a pipeline into high-paying jobs. Students receive not just an affordable education, but one designed to fit their schedule and learning style. The college provides a wide range of services and program choices, including small classes, online courses, flexible course scheduling (including weekends), a year-round calendar, and courses at the Palmdale Center. Antelope Valley College students are welcomed and treated with respect and honesty. Students can expect to be told clearly what they must do to be successful and are provided opportunities to obtain the support needed to make success a reality, encouraged to seek opportunities that fit their unique learning abilities, and allowed to succeed or fail on the merit of their work.
We are very proud of the numerous accomplishments of the academic year just concluded, including reaffirmation of the college’s accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Our speech “forensics” team placed fifth in the state championships. Students on the Academic Rise (SOAR) high school graduated its second class and SOAR students earned an API of 924 — the highest score among all local high schools. We were able to expand facilities and services at the Palmdale Center, completed the new 420-seat Performing Arts Theatre, installed a solar-panel covered parking structure, and finished upgrading many infrastructure projects on the Lancaster campus. In addition, the construction of the long-awaited, state-of-the-art, 107,000 square foot, two-story health and science facility has reached the midway point and will be completed by fall 2012.
As Superintendent/President, my primary role is to ensure a healthy learning environment in which students are provided opportunities to improve their quality of life and increase their standard of living. I believe strongly that Antelope Valley College is a special place that affords students significant learning opportunities through devoted teaching, excellent services, and dedication to responding to the changing needs and circumstances of the student population.
Jackie L. Fisher, Sr., Ed.D.
Superintendent/President