Irvine Valley College is a community college in Irvine, California and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ... Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Administered by The Chancellor’s Office located in Sacramento, the California Community Colleges system consists of 109 community colleges and 72 community college districts in California. ...
IrvineValleyCollege (IVC), established in 1985 as the 105th community college in California, asserts that a high quality, accessible and relevant education is the right of every individual.
Among community colleges in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, IVC ranks sixth highest in the number of student transfers to the University of California, Irvine.
Enhanced by the activities of its Multicultural Center, IVC enjoys the rich diversity of its student population: 0.4 percent are American Indian; 2 percent are African-American; 3 percent are Filipino; 5 percent are Middle-Eastern; 10 percent are Hispanic; 21 percent are international students; 28 percent are Asian; and 30 percent are Caucasian.