After collecting 18 awards in January, including three gold medals in debate at the Close to the Coast Speech Tournament at Orange Coast College (OCC), the speech team kicked off the month of February by hosting the IVC Spring Classic Invitational on February 8th. This elementary, middle, and high school tournament had over 200 students in attendance. These young students competed in two different styles of debate while arguing on the topics of universal basic income and replacing nuclear arsenals.

​Adrian Rangel-Sanchez found more than just a career at Irvine Valley College. He found a voice.

A violinist since age four, and a piano player before first grade, music had always been a source of confidence for the Irvine native. At University High School, he gravitated toward vocal performance, thriving as a member of the choral ensemble, and even co-founding an a capella group: “The Footnotes.”

Irvine Valley College (IVC) will open a new Equity and Inclusion Center in March 2020. The center is part of IVC’s efforts to increase services geared towards serving students from backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented in higher education, and to celebrate the diversity of the institution.

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in Orange County. The case involves a male in his 50's, who was a traveler from Wuhan, China. The individual is being treated at a local hospital, he is in isolation and in good condition. 

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in Orange County. The case involves a male in his 50's, who was a traveler from Wuhan, China. The individual is being treated at a local hospital, he is in isolation and in good condition.

For Alex Guzman, show business was never about having your name in lights. But if that’s your thing? Well, he could definitely hook it up for you.

As a lighting electrician for The Laguna Playhouse, the Irvine Valley College graduate supports the show from behind the scenes, providing critical assistance to the lighting designer, from pre-production to final bow.

When three college-bound teenagers simultaneously head off to college, it means triple the tuition, books, living expenses, and not to mention the worry and stress for their parents. For the Distaso family triplets, this was always going to be a challenge—especially with older brother Jack already enrolled at Irvine Valley College (IVC).

The Irvine Valley College Model United Nations (MUN) won an Outstanding Delegation, the conference's top honor, in addition to six outstanding position papers and two committee awards at the competitive National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference held in New York from April 14-18, 2019.