President's Opening Session | IVC Welcomes Students to Spring 2026 Semester | Mock Trial Club Earns First Place at National AMTA Community College Clash | Speech and Debate Team Celebrates Outstanding Fall 2025 Season | Women's Basketball Team Goes on the Road, Upsets Orange Coast

Earlier this month, IVC kicked off Spring 2026 Professional Development Week with the President’s Opening Session. The session highlighted IVC’s participation in the 2025–2026 California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Strategic Enrollment Management Program, a year-long initiative designed to strengthen enrollment and student success efforts across the college. The project leadership team presented IVC’s initiative, “Your Life. Your Goals. Our Support. Empowering Adult Learners at IVC,” and facilitated a panel discussion with current IVC students.
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Last week, we kicked off the Spring 2026 semester with Welcome Week! The Office of Student Life helped create an engaging start to the semester through activities designed to connect students with campus resources and one another, including the Resource Fair, Treasure Hunt, Game Night, and Movie Night. View First Day of Spring Semester Photos »

Congratulations to the Mock Trial Club on earning first place for Outstanding Overall Team and a fourth-place national ranking at the 3rd Annual American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Community College Clash in December. The national virtual tournament showcases mock trial programs at the community college level. Read More About AMTA Community College Clash »

The Speech and Debate Team concluded the fall 2025 competitive season with remarkable success, earning a total of 82 individual student awards, and securing three team sweepstakes championships. Making the team’s results particularly noteworthy is the robust size of the team with 79 students participating throughout the fall semester. These tournaments included the PSCFA Warm-Up Tournament and the Crossman Invitational, the Griffin Invitational, the National Online Forensics Elm Tournament, and the PSCFA Spring Championships. Read More About Speech and Debate »

Irvine Valley's women's basketball team picked up its biggest win of the season on Wednesday night. The Lasers, ranked No. 11 in the state, knocked off No. 9 Orange Coast, 67-57, on the road to improve their record to 17-3 overall and 3-1 in the Orange Empire Conference. Read About Women's Basketball »

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