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Ann Reichling, now 72, graduated from high school in 1970 during a period of significant unrest on college campuses.

“I was on track to go to college, but when Kent State happened, I said ‘I’m not going’,” she recalls, referring to the Ohio university where four students were killed and nine injured after National Guards shot into a crowd of people protesting the war in Vietnam.  

Irvine Valley College (IVC) is proud to announce its selection as one of the top 100 community and technical colleges in the nation eligible to apply for a new U.S. Department of Education award program recognizing excellence.

In Spring 2024, IVC received the California ELL Healthcare Pathways grant in partnership with Coastline ROP to launch free Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Pharmacy Technician programs for English learners. The grant covered all course materials and embedded an AESL instructor in each program, ensuring students had the language support needed to succeed.

Serah Fayad, an aerospace engineering major at Irvine Valley College (IVC), was selected to participate in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) prestigious Community College Aerospace Scholars Program. During Mission 2, a virtual exploration simulation held from October 23 to October 30, she joined a team of 13 students from across the U.S. to develop design solutions for a gamified mission to the Moon or Mars. This mission involved simulating NASA’s workplace roles, structure, and culture while making trade-offs within everyday constraints.

The IVC Speech Team started their season off strong by winning 47 awards across four tournaments.

On September 28 and 29, the team traveled to El Camino College to make their debut at the PSCFA Warm Up Invitational. Thirty students represented IVC Forensics at the tournament competing in events such as NPDA (team) Debate, IPDA (individual) Debate, Extemporaneous, Impromptu, and Persuasive Speaking. In the end, IVC was  victorious by winning 14 awards at their opening tournament. 

A new initiative at Irvine Valley College (IVC) is championing diversity in the legal field.

The Pathways to Law School program, which is now underway at IVC, is overseen by June McLaughlin, an IVC professor and director of its American Bar Association (ABA)-approved Paralegal Studies program. 

Starting college behind bars is no one’s idea of a promising beginning, but for formerly incarcerated Clifford Haines, equal amounts grit and grace has led to completion of an associate’s degree at Irvine Valley College (IVC) (with one more on the way), plus a path toward a business degree at Cal State Long Beach.

Professor of English Kurt Meyer recently received a pin from the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honors Society acknowledging his 20 years of service as IVC’s PTK Chapter Advisor. IVC President John Hernandez and Dean of Liberal Arts Brooke Bui surprised Professor Meyer with the pin last month.  

For the third year in a row, Irvine Valley College (IVC) has been named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. The results, distributed in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education are based on a survey of 216 colleges and universities. In all, 75 institutions achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition for specific best practices and policies.