Irvine Valley College

About

Type: Public, 2-year
Location: Irvine, California
Website: www.ivc.edu
Undergraduates: 13,018
Student-faculty ratio: 31 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Large city
Nearest major city: Riverside, about 30 mi
Nearest international airport: John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA), about 5 mi

Irvine, California

Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: John Hernandez (President)
Phone: 9494515100
City: Irvine, California
Address: 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618-0301

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate2,377102 international (4.3%)

Top 10 Associate majors by graduates

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

882

Business Administration and Management, General

306

Biological and Physical Sciences

203

Mathematics, General

150

Psychology, General

108

Physics, General

78

Economics, General

63

Chemistry, General

60

Computer Science

51

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

50

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Liberal arts has 929 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	$40,022-$41,736
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.	$40,022-$41,736

Businesshas 355 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Business Administration and Management, General.	-
Office Management and Supervision.	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.	-
Real Estate.	-

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 225 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biological and Physical Sciences.	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	-

Mathmatics and statistics has 150 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Mathematics, General.	-

Physical scienceshas 138 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Chemistry, General.	-
Physics, General.	-

Social sciencehas 111 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
Geography.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	-
Sociology, General.	-

Psychology has 108 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Psychology, General.	-

Computer and information sciencehas 61 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General.	-
Computer Science.	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.	-

Homeland security has 50 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 49 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Visual and Performing Arts, General.	-
Dance, General.	-
Graphic Design.	-
Game and Interactive Media Design.	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	-
Film/Cinema/Media Studies.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	-
Music, General.	-

Communication has 39 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	-

Biologyhas 29 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	-

Health professionshas 29 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	-

Foreign languages has 25 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Chinese Language and Literature.	-
Japanese Language and Literature.	-
French Language and Literature.	-
Spanish Language and Literature.	-
American Sign Language (ASL).	-

Legal professionshas 23 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Legal Studies.	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal.	-

History has 12 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
History, General.	-

English has 11 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
English Language and Literature, General.	-

Parks, recreation, leisure has 11 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	-

Human science has 8 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Child Care Provider/Assistant.	-

Philosophy has 5 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Philosophy.	-

Cultural has 5 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Area Studies, Other.	-
Women's Studies.	-

Engineering technologieshas 2 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General.	-

Engineeringhas 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Pre-Engineering.	-

Natural resources has 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Environmental Science.	-

Students

13,018 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 52:48 · Freshman retention 79.1%

Continuing undergraduates 6,395
First-year undergraduates 1,969
Transfers and others 4,654

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (13,018)

Asian

4,175 · 32.1%

White

3,434 · 26.4%

Hispanic

3,316 · 25.5%

Two or more races

806 · 6.2%

International

604 · 4.6%

Unknown

348 · 2.7%

Black

307 · 2.4%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

18.7%

18–19

34.6%

20–21

15.6%

22–24

9.5%

25 and over

21.5%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates4.6%

604 in 2025 · 6.0% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$37,629

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $11,860
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $1,156
Room and board: $25,769

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

18.8K 2016

18.3K 2017

21.3K 2018

21.8K 2019

22.0K 2020

25.0K 2021

28.7K 2022

30.3K 2023

33.7K 2024

37.6K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 74% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 115%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$202M

Government grants and contracts

$156M76.9%

Tuition and fees

$13.7M6.8%

Investment return

$13.3M6.6%

Auxiliary enterprises

$3.4M1.7%

Other

$16.3M8.1%

Expenses$155M

Instruction

$55.5M35.8%

Institutional support

$23.1M14.9%

Student services

$17.3M11.1%

Scholarships

$14.3M9.2%

Academic support

$9.1M5.9%

Auxiliary enterprises

$5.0M3.2%

Public service

$1.5M1.0%

Other

$29.1M18.8%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$119,417peers $68,588

Instructor

$119,417peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes Other

2025
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	34	25
Volleyball	24	19
Basketball	23	18
Baseball	30	-
Other Sports	-	18
Beach Volleyball	-	14
Tennis	13	-

2024
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	42	22
Volleyball	23	16
Baseball	36	-
Basketball	19	15
Beach Volleyball	-	18
Tennis	13	-
Other Sports	-	8

2023
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	34	24
Volleyball	27	20
Baseball	35	-
Basketball	16	12
Beach Volleyball	-	19
Tennis	10	-

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

0.3 2016

0.3 2017

1.0 2018

2.9 2019

2.4 2020

0.5 2021

0.7 2022

1.2 2023

1.1 2024

0.9 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Stalking

10

Aggravated assault

7

Motor vehicle theft

7

Burglary

3

Weapons arrests

3

Drug arrests

3

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Irvine Valley College include Lauren Potter (Actress known for Becky Jackson on Glee), Eva Lee (American badminton player and Olympic competitor) and Brad Wilson (Former soccer midfielder for the LA Galaxy).

Lauren Potter 1990–

Actress known for Becky Jackson on Glee
Eva Lee 1986–

American badminton player and Olympic competitor
Brad Wilson 1972–

Former soccer midfielder for the LA Galaxy

Also attended: California State University-Fullerton, Saint Louis University
La'Shard Anderson 1989–

Basketball player, played for Boise State

Also attended: Boise State University

Recent News at Irvine Valley College

Summarized daily from the school's official news. Click "Source" for the original story.

2Updates in the past 12 months

Oct 20Latest update

Programs & rankingsMost common topic

Oct 20 Awards

Irvine Valley College received three 2026 Pathway Champions awards from the Campaign for College Opportunity for English success, Black student success in English, and growth in associate degrees for transfer.
Source: ivc.edu
Sep 30 Campus facilities

Irvine Valley College dedicated its new Arts Promenade and Café on September 30, and the café opened the same day.
Source: ivc.edu

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.