Imperial Valley College

What Imperial Valley College does

Imperial Valley College (IVC) is a public community college located in Imperial, California, operating as part of the California Community College system. It awards Associate Degrees, Certificates, and Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs) across interest clusters including Agriculture, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM, ESL, Arts/Humanities/Communication, Education, Public Safety/Health/Wellness, and Social/Behavioral Sciences. In the last academic year it issued 3,956 Associate Degrees, 1,075 Certificates, and 3,246 ADTs, with WASC accreditation continuously held since the institution's founding. The college maintains WASC accreditation and was designated a Carnegie Opportunity College and University in Spring 2025.

The institution's delivery and student-success technology stack comprises Canvas (LMS), Ellucian Cloud WebSTAR (student information system), Microsoft Single Sign-On, Starfish (student success), DegreeWorks (academic planning), Zoom (virtual department offices), Civitas Learning (schedule filtering), ASSIST (articulation), eFollett/Bkstr (virtual bookstore), BankMobile (financial-aid disbursement), TeamDynamix (ticketing), PaperCut (print management), and Adobe Sign (digital signatures), with the in-house Program Mapper exposing pathway exploration to prospective students. Academic delivery spans on-campus, online, hybrid, and an expanded 8-week accelerated format (Spring 2026 sessions: Feb 17–Apr 17 and Apr 20–Jun 12) with Zero Textbook Cost and Low Textbook Cost indicators.

IVC's business model combines state appropriations, federal and state financial-aid administration (Pell Grants, Cal Grants, fee waivers), and minimal in-state tuition set at $46 per unit, with more than 8,600 students (78.5%) receiving fee waivers and over 6,600 qualifying for financial aid in the last academic year; the college does not participate in federal student-loan programs. Go-to-market is community-led through the CCCApply centralized portal, dual-enrollment partnerships with local high schools, binational outreach to Mexico-based students, and targeted programs for adult learners, veterans, Foster Youth, DSPS students, EOPS/CARE participants, and AB 2210 refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders.

Name

Imperial Valley College

Legal name

Imperial Valley College

Website

https://imperial.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Imperial Valley College is a public community college in Imperial, California, offering associate degrees, certificates, and Associate Degrees for Transfer across multiple academic disciplines to traditional, adult, dual-enrollment, binational, veteran, and disabled student populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community College Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF)

Keywords

• Community college education
• Associate degree programs
• Transfer pathways
• Career technical education
• Adult education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Imperial Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Students pay tuition at $46 per unit for in-state students. The college generates revenue through enrollment fees and associated campus fees.
2. Financial Aid Administration: College distributes federal and state financial aid including Pell Grants, Cal Grants, and fee waivers. Over 8,600 students (78.5%) received fee waivers last academic year.
3. Bookstore Sales: Revenue from textbook and course materials sales through the Follett virtual bookstore

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Imperial Valley College is a public community college providing affordable higher education through associate degrees, certificates, and Associate Degrees for Transfer across disciplines including Agriculture, Business, STEM, ESL, Education, Public Safety, and Social Sciences. The college offers flexible learning formats including traditional 16-week and 8-week accelerated courses delivered on-campus, online via Canvas LMS, and through dual enrollment partnerships with local high schools. WASC-accredited since 1952, IVC serves the Imperial Valley and binational US-Mexico border community.

Product overview

Imperial Valley College (IVC) is a community college offering a comprehensive educational ecosystem with multiple credential pathways and student support services. The institution provides Associate Degrees, Certificates, and Associate Degrees for Transfer across diverse academic disciplines including Agriculture, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM, ESL, Arts/Humanities, Education, Public Safety, and Social Sciences. The college has embraced flexible delivery through 8-Week Accelerated Classes offered in-person, online, and hybrid formats, complementing traditional 16-week course options. Students interact with key platforms including Canvas (LMS), WebSTAR (student information system via Ellucian Cloud), My Priority Registration, and DegreeWorks for academic planning. Student support is delivered through integrated services including Zoom-based virtual offices, comprehensive counseling, financial aid processing, career services, and specialized programs for veterans, foster youth, and undocumented students. IVC was designated a Carnegie Opportunity College in 2025, recognizing its success in student access and post-graduation outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Associate Degree Programs
• Certificate Programs
• Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT)
• 8-Week Accelerated Classes
• Dual Enrollment Program
• Financial Aid Services
• Student Support Services
• Online Learning Services
• Binational Programs
• Athletics Program
• Virtual Bookstore

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,956 Associate Degrees awarded last academic year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASSIST is the official articulation system for California community colleges, providing transfer pathway information between IVC and UC/CSU institutions. This partnership is critical for IVC's transfer mission, enabling students to plan course sequences that maximize credit transferability to four-year universities.
• Imperial Valley University Partnership (IVUP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with San Diego State University (SDSYour task is to extract structured company intelligence from website or document data and save it using the `save_company_intelligence` tool.u), enabling seamless transfer pathways and potentially guaranteed admission for qualified IVC students.
• Ellucian (Cloud Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationEllucian provides the cloud-based student information system (WebSTAR) used by IVC for registration, student records, and administrative functions. This is a critical technology infrastructure partnership enabling college operations.
• Follett Higher Education (Bookstore)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIVC's virtual bookstore is operated by Follett, providing textbooks and course materials to students. Follett manages the efollett.com platform where students access booklists by course.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pasadena City College: Large public community college in Pasadena, California. Comparable as a California Community College with comprehensive associate degree programs, transfer pathways, and workforce credentials, though it serves a larger and more diverse urban population than IVC.
• Santa Monica College: One of the largest California Community Colleges, located in Santa Monica. Comparable as a CCC system institution offering associate degrees, transfer pathways, and extensive support services, though it operates at much larger scale and serves an urban, affluent population.

Direct peers

• Southwestern College: Public community college in Chula Vista, California (southern San Diego County), serving a binational student population near the US-Mexico border. Directly comparable as a California Community College system institution offering associate degrees, transfer pathways, and workforce credentials to a similar demographic profile.
• Barstow College: Public community college in Barstow, California, serving a rural Mojave Desert region. Comparable as a small California Community College with limited geographic reach, similar reliance on state appropriations, and traditional 2-year associate/certificate program mix.
• Palo Verde College: Public community college in Blythe, California (Riverside County), serving a small rural border-adjacent population. Comparable as a small California Community College serving a remote/low-income catchment area with similar tuition, accreditation, and transfer-focused mission.
• Grossmont College: Public community college in El Cajon, California (San Diego County). Comparable as a California Community College offering associate degrees, transfer preparation, and workforce training with overlapping service geography to IVC's binational student base.
• Victor Valley College: Public community college in Victorville, California (High Desert region). Comparable as a similarly-sized California Community College with comparable associate degree/certificate offerings, transfer pathways to UC/CSU, and dual enrollment programs serving a regional population.
• Mt. San Jacinto College: Public community college in San Jacinto, California (Riverside County), with multiple campuses. Comparable as a California Community College offering associate degrees, certificates, online learning, and dual enrollment with similar tuition structure and student demographics.
• Copper Mountain College: Public community college in Joshua Tree, California, serving the Morongo Basin region. Comparable as a small, rural California Community College with similar program mix (associate degrees, certificates, transfer prep) and reliance on a defined geographic catchment area.
• San Diego Mesa College: Public community college in San Diego within the San Diego Community College District. Comparable as a California Community College offering associate degrees, transfer pathways, and workforce credentials; one of the larger CCCs that IVC transfer students often matriculate to.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/IVCollege
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/imperialvalleyc/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/59510274874
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imperial-valley-community-college
• Instagraminstagram.com/ivcollege

Compliance4 records

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