Technical, trade, business, allied health, and service programs are offered for the occupational student. Antelope Valley College operates on the semester system with the academic year divided into a Fall and Spring Semester of approximately 17 weeks each. Although the majority of classes contained in the catalog are semester courses, there are a certain number of short-term courses available each semester. Several weeks prior to each semester, a printed schedule of classes is published and may be purchased at the college bookstore. Antelope Valley College offers an intensive three-week intersession during the month of January.
Classes are primarily in general education areas and are offered in both day and evening.
Classes in most subject fields are offered during both day and evening hours. The maximum unit load for a student during the summer session is nine semester units. Several training and recreational programs have been sponsored or cosponsored by Antelope Valley College as special features of the summer session. It supplements the day program in that many of the classes offered during the day are also offered during the evening and on Saturdays. The College is committed to the same high quality of instruction in the evening and Saturday programs as that offered during the day.