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Welcome to West Valley Occupational Center
Mission Statement
West Valley Occupational Center is committed to providing a quality career and technical edication environment responsive to the needs of our divers student population in preparing them for gainful employment and continuing education.
West Valley Occupation Center is Now Celebrating its 40th Anniversary
A great many changes have taken place since 1965 whe the Los Angelees
City Board of Education decided to open an Occupational Center in the San
Fernando Valley. Prior to that time, only a single job training center existed
in the Central City, and it was quite small. Dr. Calvin Dellefield, formerly the
principal of Jefferson and Westchester Adult Schools, was appointed the
first principal of the newly created school. The 'Adult Occupational Training
Center,' as it was then named, was situated on the site left vacant by
Hughes Junior High School (which had moved to a new location).
The name change to West Valley Occupation Center came about in 1968
to accommodate 16 and 17-year-olds who had left high school before
graduating. Since California law defined 'adult' as someone being over
18, it was necessary to eliminate the word from the original school title. At
that same time, WVOC also became a regional occupation center to comply with state legislation.*
Today the West Valley Occupational Center provides learning opportunities
and employment training to adults and in-and out-of-school youth. We offer
classes in the areas of Business, Industry & Technology, Academics,
Consumer & Family Services, Art & Media, and Health Science. We have
over 132 internship opportunities available to students, and we have a high
level of job placement. For more information about our programs, click on
the Academic Programs menu button on the right.
*History information taken from Roger Poverny's article "Then and Now: A History of WVOC"
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