After graduating from high school, Irvine Valley College (IVC) graduate Teanna Gonsalves set out to fulfill a lifelong dream – to serve her country. At just 18, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, with her first station in Minot, North Dakota – a post she describes as “known for its below-freezing temperatures and wind speeds strong enough to break your car door.”
On March 16, IVC’s award-winning Model United Nations team attended the IECMUN conference at Riverside City College and won 12 awards, more than any other college and surpassing our previous best. Awards included FIVE Outstanding Delegate awards (first-place), one Distinguished Delegate awards (2nd place), four Honorable Mention awards (3rd place) and two Best Delegate awards (peer-award).
IVC has been recognized for its commitment to supporting military-connected students, earning the 2026–2027 Military Friendly® Schools designation with a Silver-level distinction, as well as the Military Spouse Friendly® School designation.
On March 5, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced that IVC student Chanali Henagama is a semifinalist for the highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The prestigious scholarship recognizes the nation’s top community college students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university. Henagama was selected from a pool of more than 1,300 applicants nationwide.
Irvine Valley College student Ofelia (Lia) Veisalov has earned national recognition after being selected for three prestigious Phi Theta Kappa academic honors that recognize outstanding community college students for their academic achievement, leadership, and campus engagement.
Building on last year’s districtwide, 10‑month effort to develop a ten‑year strategic plan, members of our college community spent this past fall engaged in a semester‑long process of previewing, gathering feedback on, and ultimately affirming our IVC Inspire 2035 goals and priorities.
Irvine Valley College is committed to leadership of sustainability innovation and promoting a culture of sustainability throughout the college community.
Our mission is to promote a deeper understanding of sustainability by utilizing the campus as a living-lab that creates the interdisciplinary connections between campus operations, the academic experience of students, and the broader community.
Irvine Valley College is committed to leadership of sustainability innovation and promoting a culture of sustainability throughout the college community.