Irvine Valley College: Narrative Description

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IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE T-7

5500 Irvine Center Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618
Tel: (949)451-5100
Admissions: (949)451-5410
Fax: (949)559-3443
Web Site: http://www.ivc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Saddleback Community College District. Awards certificates and transfer associate degrees. Founded 1979. Setting: 20-acre suburban campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Total enrollment: 10,511. 55% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $0 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $4380 full-time, $146 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $804 full-time, $26 per unit part-time, $12 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Irvine Valley College Library with 24,000 books and 250 serials. 125 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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