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Irvine Valley College is proud to announce its prestigious recognition as an All-Steinway School,  marking a significant achievement in music education. 

The All-Steinway School distinction signifies IVC's unwavering dedication to musical excellence,  exclusively utilizing Steinway & Sons pianos in teaching, practice, and performance spaces.  This milestone reinforces IVC's position as a premier institution for music education in Southern  California.

In a recent regional labor market study commissioned by the Orange County  Regional Consortium in collaboration with

At the start of the Spring '24 semester, Irvine Valley College (IVC) opened its Arts Village for classes. The complex spanning 62,471 gross square feet consolidates the School of the Arts into three main structures: Music/Dance, Visual Arts, and Fine Arts/Gallery. The new complex is located southwest of IVC’s Performing Arts Center and adjacent to the new Parking Lot 6. A noteworthy feature of the Arts Village is its architectural design, with all buildings achieving LEED Gold equivalency.

Starting college as an older student can be intimidating, to say the least. Many older students  feel they've missed their chance, or that it's too late to change. But Julie Sandoval, a determined  and ambitious 28-year-old, shattered these stereotypes when she embarked on her journey at  Irvine Valley College (IVC). 

The Irvine Valley College Model United Nations (MUN) program attended two conferences this semester and won awards in each competition category for a total of 11 awards. Prior to attending the conferences, IVC MUN students developed position papers on key issues such as the role of information technology in the illicit arms trade, supporting the worlds aquaculture, the impact of bullying and discrimination on youth, and addressing warming permafrost, amongst others. At the conference, students simulated the workings of the actual U.N.

The IVC and Saddleback Honors Programs held their 12th Annual IVC/Saddleback Student Research Symposium on November 3. Students from both colleges convened at IVC to share 59 oral and poster presentations of their research on topics including inequitable access to public transportation among community college students, AI-driven prediction for early detection of diabetes, and college students’ use of disposable vapes. 

The Veterans Services Center officially unveiled the "Sound Off" comic book during the Veterans Day event on November 9. Sound Off is a photo-story blog and comic book of veteran and military-connected students sharing stories from their life experiences. Faculty Tutor Max Evans served as editor for the project, and former IVC professor Nathan Cayanan created the comic book illustrations and served as artistic lead.

IVC Speech kicked off their competitive season by earning 27 awards across four forensics tournaments. 

The team made its return to competition at the PSCFA Warm Up Invitational on September 30th and October 1st. Seventeen colleges and universities participated in the two-day event hosted by El  Camino College. 

On October 27, the Community College League of California (League) announced its  selection of three outstanding California Community Colleges (CCC) alumni for the Distinguished Alumni  Award during its Annual Convention. Among the recipients, Advaith Thampi, a graduate of Irvine Valley  College (IVC), has been nominated by his peers and mentors to receive this prestigious recognition.