Irvine , California , United States
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Irvine Valley College (IVC) combines a small-college environment with more than 60 acres of modern facilities and equipment; dedicated staff; and an excellent faculty who combine knowledge and experience with a sincere commitment to learning. After its creation as a satellite campus in 1979, IVC became an independent institution in 1985, and has seen its transfer rates and campus community flourish.
Irvine Valley College (also known as IVC or Irvine Valley) is a public community college in Irvine, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System. The college inherited its name from the Irvine family and the Irvine Company that were key in the development of the city of Irvine. Opened in 1979 as Saddleback College North Campus, Irvine Valley College received its current name and independent status in July 1985. In July 1988, the college received its first accreditation as a separate institution by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (then the Western Association of Schools and Colleges). The school provides associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division transferable courses to other colleges and universities. It enrolls nearly 13,000 students.
Developed by the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC), Irvine Valley College (IVC) Classified Senate embarked on IEBC’s Caring Campus nationwide initiative in the Fall of 2019. Caring Campus acknowledges the central role that Classified professionals play in making students feel welcome on campus and helping them stay on their educational paths. Additionally, it shows the pivotal role that administrators play in supporting classified professionals in student engagement work.
IVC is one of twenty colleges that participated in a national Caring Campus cohort funded by the Ascendium Education Group. Additionally, IVC is honored to be selected as one of a few community colleges amongst this cohort of four-year universities. Our Classified professionals, representing departments from across the campus, have participated in multiple initiative activities from the IEBC-led coaching sessions discussing and developing thoughtful behavioral commitments to participating in on-campus and virtual IVC Cares student success events.
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Annual Cost of living:
10000 USD / year
Average Annual UG Fee:
9768 USD
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Application Fee:
50 USD