The Irvine Valley College Economic and Workforce Development department (IVC EWD) serves the purpose of collaborating with regional businesses by developing their employees’ skills and capabilities to better position businesses to meet their goals.
The ESL credit program offers Academic English courses to help academically-focused students achieve a degree or certificate at IVC or transfer to a four-year university. The AESL non-credit program of study offers English and American culture lessons to help students gain employment, participate in the community, and meet their own English needs with their families and society at large.
Support services for historically underrepresented and low-socioeconomic students, including, priority registration, academic/career counseling, textbook assistance, educational supplies, and more.
Free online and in-person tutoring and support services for English language learners.
The English department offers a range of courses in academic writing, creative writing, and literature. The curriculum emphasizes the integration of reading and writing throughout its courses, reflecting the faculty's concern that students not divorce the study of language from the study of cultures nor lose sight of the uses or abuses of writing within a cultural context.
The Engineering & Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) & Design Program is primarily designed to prepare students for direct transfer into university engineering programs through a wide array of fully articulated core engineering courses. The program also prepares students for direct employment in the workforce through the development of technical skills in the fields of drafting, computer-aided modeling, engineering technology, & manufacturing.
The Emeritus Institute reinforces the importance of lifelong learning by providing intellectual activity, critical thinking and creative expression for older adults. Courses are developed to stimulate participants' intellectual and personal growth and to benefit their daily lives - personally, socially, culturally, economically and environmentally.
IVC FELLAS (formerly EMCEES) is a DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) driven male initiative focused on student success and community engagement for the college’s self-identified men of color students, staff, and faculty.
Designed to better serve Irvine Valley College’s students and the local community through targeted initiatives and expanded resources.
The Electronic Technology Department offers a program that provides high quality instruction leading to a certificate of proficiency or achievement, an associate in science degree, and/or transfer to university programs in engineering technology. The program also prepares students for employment or advancement in the electronics and related industries.