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West Valley College

Saratoga, CA

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AA Music, Professional

General - No Emphasis

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Admissions

No PrescreenInternal AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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Program Recognition

West Valley Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Music faculty describe the 70-unit professional AA as a comprehensive option that meets or exceeds typical lower-division music preparation

Training

68-70 unit AA with full theory, musicianship, piano, applied music, and ensemble sequence

General pathway lets students combine applied music, ensembles, and electives across education, jazz, production, songwriting, and media-writing areas

Flexible elective list includes voice, guitar, diction, jazz combo, chamber music, music production, recording arts, sound design, and music business

Transfer Preparation

Designed for BA, BM, or BFA transfer preparation in music

Prepares students for transfer auditions and placement tests while allowing the AA-T Music fallback

597 West Valley students transferred to UCs and CSUs in 2024-2025

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

51%

Enrollment

6.4K

Earnings

$52K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,434

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$12,624

Before aid

Average net price

$3,423

After aid

Cost · westvalley.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 27, 9:56 PM

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

West Valley Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Music faculty describe the 70-unit professional AA as a comprehensive option that meets or exceeds typical lower-division music preparation

Training

68-70 unit AA with full theory, musicianship, piano, applied music, and ensemble sequence

General pathway lets students combine applied music, ensembles, and electives across education, jazz, production, songwriting, and media-writing areas

Flexible elective list includes voice, guitar, diction, jazz combo, chamber music, music production, recording arts, sound design, and music business

Transfer Preparation

Designed for BA, BM, or BFA transfer preparation in music

Prepares students for transfer auditions and placement tests while allowing the AA-T Music fallback

597 West Valley students transferred to UCs and CSUs in 2024-2025

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

West Valley Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Music faculty describe the 70-unit professional AA as a comprehensive option that meets or exceeds typical lower-division music preparation

Training

68-70 unit AA with full theory, musicianship, piano, applied music, and ensemble sequence

General pathway lets students combine applied music, ensembles, and electives across education, jazz, production, songwriting, and media-writing areas

Flexible elective list includes voice, guitar, diction, jazz combo, chamber music, music production, recording arts, sound design, and music business

Transfer Preparation

Designed for BA, BM, or BFA transfer preparation in music

Prepares students for transfer auditions and placement tests while allowing the AA-T Music fallback

597 West Valley students transferred to UCs and CSUs in 2024-2025

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2026

These Fall 2026 enrollment dates have passed — dates for the next cycle aren't available yet.

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Fee

International Fee

$100

Opens

Feb 1, 2026

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

Academic · westvalley.edu

Post-Enrollment Audition Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

No audition is required for the initial application. This is an internal program gate students complete after enrolling at the university.Gateway source

General · westvalley.edu

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Open admission through CCCApply / OpenCCC; no separate music application is published

The Summer/Fall 2026 admission application opened February 1, 2026; admission is rolling with no pathway-specific deadline

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

Post-Enrollment

No admission audition or prescreen is published

After enrollment, applied study and some ensembles use auditions or placement; the current page publishes no future admission-cycle audition date

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

51%

Enrollment

6.4K

Earnings

$52K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,434

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$12,624

Before aid

Average net price

$3,423

After aid

Cost · westvalley.edu College Scorecard

Program Recognition

West Valley Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Music faculty describe the 70-unit professional AA as a comprehensive option that meets or exceeds typical lower-division music preparation

Training

68-70 unit AA with full theory, musicianship, piano, applied music, and ensemble sequence

General pathway lets students combine applied music, ensembles, and electives across education, jazz, production, songwriting, and media-writing areas

Flexible elective list includes voice, guitar, diction, jazz combo, chamber music, music production, recording arts, sound design, and music business

Transfer Preparation

Designed for BA, BM, or BFA transfer preparation in music

Prepares students for transfer auditions and placement tests while allowing the AA-T Music fallback

597 West Valley students transferred to UCs and CSUs in 2024-2025

Updated Aug 27, 9:56 PM