The college was officially chartered by the Los Angeles Board of Education in June 1949 and was located on the campus of Van Nuys High School.

[4] In 1954, members of the faculty founded the Athenaeum which began to offer community programs that brought the Los Angeles Philharmonic to the campus.

The campus also had internationally known speakers including Eustace St. James, Eleanor Roosevelt, Clement Attlee, Margaret Mead, and Louis Leakey.

[5] In 2016, the Los Angeles Community College District approved the construction of the Valley Academic and Cultural Center building to meet campus needs.

[7] In January 2014, a man was fatally shot in the parking lot of Los Angeles Valley College due to a drug deal gone bad.

[10] In June 2014, Los Angeles Valley College received a threatening phone call from a man claiming he was coming to the school with guns.

The purpose of TAE is to act as the honors society for Los Angeles Valley College, encourage academic excellence, and work with fellow clubs and organizations to better the campus and community.-