Irvine Valley College

Irvine Unified School District and Irvine Valley College have partnered to offer the following "Dual Enrollment" courses to IUSD students during the Fall 2025 semester:

• ASL 21: Beginning American Sign Language
• DMP 20: Design, Model Making, Prototype
• ENGR 21: Intro to Electrical Engineering
• ET 92: Electrical Technologies

Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College have partnered to offer the following "Dual Enrollment" course to IUSD students during the Fall 2025 semester:

• Arabic 1: fully online and asynchronous 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Always confirm that a course will meet the UC/CSU admissions requirements by visiting the UC a-g course list site: https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist or check with the specific university to which you plan on attending/applying.

Community college classes will generally be considered as a weighted class for the UC/CSU system.

Woodbridge High School will not post community college classes onto the Woodbridge transcript. Students may need to submit their community college transcript directly to colleges upon application or enrollment and should include any courses taken at the community college on their application. 

IVC Transfer Agreement Guarantee 

Are you interested in learning about the Transfer Agreement Guarantees (TAG) offered at Irvine Valley College? To watch previous recorded workshop, click HERE

IVC Honors Program

The process has been updated for incoming freshman to apply and submit their material via email.  Some students have mailed their application packets to IVC directly and the Honors Program is constantly checking for that correspondence.  For students that have not completed their application, they will follow the process below:

• Students will EMAIL application

• EVIDENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT

  A letter of recommendation from a teacher, professor, or counselor who can comment favorably on your academic achievement, work habits, and/or engagement with other students. Students should obtain the letter from the recommender and submit it with their application.
  OR

  A portfolio of student work that includes a minimum of 3 items that demonstrate academic potential. Items in portfolio should be clearly labeled with your name and may include (but are not limited to) writing samples, artwork, and multimedia presentations. Compile all 3 items into a single PDF document; do not submit Google document links.

• Unofficial transcripts are ACCEPTED

The link below provides updated details about the process for incoming freshman. 

IVC Honors Program Link:

https://www.ivc.edu/honors

Matriculation Steps

Priority Registration For Your First Year!

Designed for new students who have never attended college, Irvine Valley College's Freshman Advantage Program gives students the opportunity to apply early, receive an early Freshman Advantage registration time, and enroll in courses ahead of most currently enrolled Irvine Valley College (IVC) students. Current high school seniors can apply to IVC for the upcoming fall semester starting on October 1.

Be sure to complete ALL the Steps to Become an IVC Student by the respective semester deadlines.

Qualification Guidelines

To qualify for the 26-27 academic year, you must complete ALL the Steps to Become an IVC Student BY MAY 2026.

WHEN APPLYING FOR IVC ADMISSION (STEP 1):

1. Select the Fall 2026 term in your application
2. Select an Entry Level as a "first-time college student (after high school)"
3. Enter your full high school graduation date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Future correspondence from IVC will be sent to the email address you provided in your IVC admissions application.

STEPS TO BECOME AN IVC STUDENT

For questions or additional information please email ivcam@ivc.edu