Vision, Mission and Goals

VISION STATEMENT

Irvine Valley College provides students avenues for success through premier educational standards, exceptional services, and dynamic partnerships.

MISSION STATEMENT

Irvine Valley College is committed to student success. The College is devoted to student learning through exemplary teaching, integrated support services, effective stewardship, and continued accessibility in a diverse community.

COLLEGEWIDE GOALS

1. Teaching and Learning: Facilitate student success by developing programs that prepare students for  
    academic transfer, degree and career technical certificate completion.

2.  Intensive Student Support: Provide exemplary instructional and student support services and infrastructure focused on
     student success.

3.  Leadership and Accountability: Promote institutional effectiveness and student success based on a college culture of
     transparent and responsive leadership, collegial dialogue, and accountability.

4.   Finance and Resource Development: Enhance external resources in support of a quality educational environment.

COLLEGEWIDE OBJECTIVES

 1. Increase by 5% the total number of degrees and certificates awarded, and the number of students who are transfer
    prepared.

 2. Increase student retention and persistence rates by 5%.

 3. Develop a prescribed framework that will enhance effective use of student support services.

 4. Increase Career and Technical Education opportunities for student, faculty, and community members through
    development of new and revised certificates (5% annually), faculty engagement (5% annually), and business and 
    community partnerships (10% annually).

 5. Develop and annually assess student learning outcomes (SLOs) for all courses and programs. Assess ISLOs according to
    the timetable established. Develop and annually assess administrative unit outcomes (AUOs).

 6. Increase the number of students who successfully complete the ESL pre-collegiate sequence and enroll in college-level
    courses. Increase the ARCC improvement rate for credit ESL courses to meet or exceed the peer group average.

 7. Align the college's revenues with expenditures and achieve a $1.5 million college operational reserve.

 8. Satisfy 2012-13 NIMSCAST standards to enhance public safety at IVC.

 9. Increase IVC Foundation revenues by 10% over fiscal year 2011-2012.

10. Complete ATEP site development plans including a multi-year schedule of IGETC/GE courses and a STEM (science, 
      technology, engineering, arts and math) emphasis. Develop external partnerships, communicate and market programs 
      and services to the community, and cultivate resources necessary to successfully execute the development of a new
      facility.

11. Improve sustainability in water use, power use, construction practices, waste production, and land use. Increase the 
     educational functionality of campus grounds.(Conceptually approved. Exploring the use of the AASHE standards to 
     measure the objective.)