Located in Irvine, California, Irvine Valley College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 13,018 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.
Irvine Valley College offers certificates and associate degrees across 113 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 4,002 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 31 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
13,018
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
4,002
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
113
Programs and majors
31:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 113
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
31:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
2,377
Certificates under 1 year
260
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,365
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,018
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,018
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,370
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
49%
Men
51%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
34%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
42%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
John Hernandez
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization