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Irvine Valley College (IVC) is demonstrating a remarkable success story in community college transfer rates, countering the troubling national trend highlighted in a recent article by Sara Weissman of Inside Higher Education.

Associated Students of IVC (ASIVC) President Diego Victoria is one of 20 college students named to the prestigious 2024 All-USA Academic Team. He will receive a $5,000 scholarship.  

Diego, who was selected from more than 2,000 students, was recognized for his academic achievements, campus and community engagement, as well as overall leadership. He will be honored at the Phi Theta Kappa Conference on April 8. 

Irvine Valley College (IVC) alumna Kim Virrueta's story is not a conventional one. Three weeks  after receiving her high school diploma in 1992, she found out she was pregnant at age 17.  Determined to build a life for her growing family, Kim embarked on a path that would begin with  enrolling at IVC and then weave through time and opportunity to land her the career she feels  she was always meant for.

Born and raised in Orange County, Dylan Thomas has always been passionate about the spectacular hiking, biking and fishing the county has to offer. When it came time to enroll in college, it was this passion for the land that served as Thomas’ motivation. "To preserve this,” he thought, “we have to be cognizant of future generations."  

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).