A team from IVC’s Office of Research, Career Center, and Adult Re-Entry Program won the 2023 RP Group Outstanding Project of the Year award for a project that incentivized students who stopped attending IVC without attaining a degree or certificate, to return to the college to complete their educational goal.
When it comes to launching a life in a new country, basic language skills can speak volumes.
Lingyi ‘Lynn’ Zhou knew, in order to build a better future for her family, she’d need to start with a sturdy foundation. For the determined immigrant, who made the move from China to the United States in 2014, that meant gaining confidence, expanding her tech skills, and most critically, improving her English.
“I didn’t [have] confidence to get jobs,” Zhou reflects. “Language is a big, big barrier for me.”
IVC’s Office of Student Equity and Black Student Success Scholars took 12 students on a five-day Historically Black Colleges and University Tour recently. The group visited five Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including Howard University, Bowie State University, Morgan State University, Delaware State University, and Lincoln University. Through these visits, students gained insight into African American higher education's rich culture and history and a sense of belonging at institutions that reflect their Black lived experience.
IVC Honors Program students can take advantage of unique agreements with numerous four-year institutions that grant priority consideration for transfer admission.
Through our membership in the Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC), IVC Honors Program students can take advantage of unique agreements with numerous four-year institutions that grant priority consideration for transfer admission. These agreements are updated regularly. For more details on the HTCC transfer agreements, please consult the HTCC website.
For Honors Program students of all majors, Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC) Honors Program participation is considered in the comprehensive review process for admission to UC Irvine.
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) announced today that Dr. Martha McDonald, Vice President for Student Services at Irvine Valley College (IVC), is one of 35 leaders selected for the 2023-24 class of the Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. This program, delivered in collaboration with the Stanford Educational Leadership Initiative, prepares the next generation of community college presidents to transform institutions to achieve higher and more equitable levels of student success.
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