OFFICE SPACE ANCHORS AV COLLEGE'S SOUTH VALLEY PRESENCE TRANSFERABLE CLASSES OFFER ROOM FOR MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - Class registration opened Monday in Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley College's second effort in two years at establishing a significant presence in the Palmdale area. At least 19 courses with room for more than 600 students will be conducted on the third floor of an office building at 1529 E. Palmdale Blvd., with classes starting Sept. 13. ``There are some of the more popular courses we offer,'' college spokesman Steve Standerfer said. The classes will include English, health education, algebra algebra, branch of mathematics concerned with operations on sets of numbers or other elements that are often represented by symbols. Algebra is a generalization of arithmetic and gains much of its power from dealing symbolically with elements and operations (such as , statistics, political science, psychology, business and administration of justice. Most are transferable to University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). and California State University Enrollment  campuses.
Online registration will continue until classes start. Nineteen courses have been announced at the Palmdale site but college officials hope to add more before Sept. 13 as faculty members become available, Standerfer said. The leased space, just under 6,000 square feet, is enough for six classrooms. The college is leasing the space for $111,024 a year for three years. The lease agreement has options that if exercised would add six years to the agreement. The college hopes to add more space for Palmdale classes in the future. The college has the right of first refusal Right of First Refusal In general, the right of a person or company to purchase something before the offering is made available to others. Notes: For example, a football team may have the right of first refusal on a player's contract. for additional space in the building that could be used for three more classrooms. The Palmdale building formerly held a medical clinic and county health worker offices, which have since moved to a new clinic at 40th Street East and Palmdale Boulevard. More than 1,000 students enrolled at the college's South Valley site in fall 2002, when courses were offered at a former aircraft plant recreation center on Avenue P at 30th Street East. The college lost its lease after just one semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s when its landlord, the aircraft modification A change in the physical characteristics of aircraft, accomplished either by a change in production specifications or by alteration of items already produced. company SR Technics tech·nic n. 1. technics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process. 2. technics (used with a pl. verb) Technical details, rules, or methods. 3. America, went out of business. The college has been working for several years to establish a permanent campus that would be part of a master-planned housing development south of Barrel Springs Road between 37th and 47th streets east. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Jake Padilla works on the ceiling in one of the rooms at the newly leased office space for Antelope Valley College's south valley site at 1529 E. Palmdale Blvd. Classes start Sept. 13. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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