IVC doesn’t just transform students—it lifts the entire region. Our graduates fuel billions in economic activity, add hundreds of millions in annual income to the local workforce, and return more to taxpayers than the public invests, proving that community college is a smart bet for a stronger Orange County.
- Contributed $6 billion to orange county economy
- The accumulated impact of former students currently employed in the Orange County workforce amounted to $546.7 million in added income for the local economy
- For every tax dollar spent educating students attending IVC, taxpayers will receive an average of $1.20 in return over the course of the students’ working lives.