introduction - imperial valley college

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Introduction History of the College More than 50 years ago, a small group of students gathered for the first day of classes on a 160-acre plot of land at the Intersection of Highway 111 and Aten Road. It was the culmination of years of hard work by the citizens of this county to finance and build a freestanding Imperial Valley College. Construction of the campus had been approved two years before when community college district residents set an all-time state record, voting thirteen to one in favor of bonds to finance the new IVC campus. But even though the grand opening of the main campus in 1962 signaled a new era for higher education in the Imperial Valley, IVC's roots run even deeper into the county's heritage. Exactly 40 years before the opening of the new campus, classes of Central Junior College began on the grounds of Central Union High School in El Centro – in September 1922. Two years later, in the fall of 1924, instruction began at the Brawley Junior College, located at Brawley Union High School. Central Junior College first conferred the Associate in Arts degree in 1934. Enrollments increased in both schools until World War II when attendance dropped sharply. Brawley Junior College was forced, by lack of attendance, to discontinue classes at the close of the 1947 school year. In the fall of 1951, students in cooperation with the administration and faculty petitioned the Board of Trustees for a more representative name for the college. It was now serving students from all of the Imperial Valley. By action of the Board, the name was officially changed to Imperial Valley College. Under the administration of the Central Union High School District, the college gained recognition as an accredited institution of higher education. As the institution grew with the community, this growth was reflected in the steady rise in enrollment and in the diversity of courses and curricula that was offered. The extended-day program, which offered regular college classes at night, was initiated on a limited basis in 1952. Its rapid growth served to enlarge the service of the college to the community. A recommendation that a countywide community college district be established in Imperial County was submitted to the State Department of Education and was approved on 10 July 1959. The Imperial County Superintendent of Schools then set a date for an election at which all qualified voters residing within the boundaries of the seven high school and unified school districts were eligible to vote. The election was held on 6 October 1959, and by an overwhelming

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vote, the Imperial Valley Junior College District was established. This was followed by the election of the members of the Junior College District Board of Trustees, one of whom comes from each of the seven high schools or unified school districts represented in the area served by the Imperial Junior College District. This District includes all of Imperial County except a small area in the northwest corner of the County, which is a part of the Desert Community College District. Because of the increase in enrollment at both Central Union High School and Imperial Valley College, and because of the lack of space on the Central Union High School Campus, Imperial Valley College moved to temporary quarters erected on the campus of the Imperial Valley Union High School in Imperial, California. The Board of Trustees selected a nationally known architectural firm to plan the new buildings, and a 160-acre site which met the criteria recommended by the Citizens' Committee was selected for the new campus. On 13 January 1971, the Board of Trustees changed the name of the District to Imperial Community College District in order to further emphasize the close relationship the college has with its service area. The following Superintendent/Presidents have served the District and College: Milo P. Johnson ................................. 1960-1963

Dr. Terrel Spencer ............................ 1963-1978

Dr. Dan Angel ..................................... 1978-1981

Dr. John A. DePaoli .......................... 1981-1995

Dr. Gilbert M. Dominguez ............... 1996-2002

Dr. Paul Pai ......................................... 2003-2007

Dr. Ed Gould ..................................... 2008-2011

Dr. Victor Jaime ................................ 2012-2018

Dr. Martha Garcia ........................ 2018-present

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Student Demographics During the IVC 2016-17 academic year, the student population was 90.2% Hispanic, 1.9% White, 0.3% Asian, and 0.4% African-American. Students who reported themselves as more than one racial/ethnic group comprised 0.2% of the student population.

Table 1: Imperial Valley College Ethnic Demographics (Source: IVC Banner)

Student Achievement Data The CCCCO Scorecard defines completion as the percentage of degree, certificate, and/or transfer-seeking students starting in a given academic school year and tracked for six years who completed a degree, certificate, or transfer-related outcome.

Table 2: Percent of students that begin in a cohort year and transfer to a four year institution after one to six

years (Source: MIS DataMart Chancellor’s Office)

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Program Awards 2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

Associate in Science for Transfer (A.S.-T) Degree - Total 42 95 146 147 188

Administration of Justice-210500 19 42 96 77 120

Business Administration-050500 8 33 33 42 42

Child Development/Early Care and Education-130500 5 4 4 4 2

Mathematics, General-170100 10 16 13 24 24

Associate in Arts for Transfer (A.A.-T) Degree - Total 15 20 103 177 180

Anthropology-220200 1 2 2

Art-100200 8 8 11

English-150100 3 2 5 9 11

History-220500 1 17 11

Kinesiology-127000 2 4 12

Liberal Studies-490120 1 10

Music-100400 4

Political Science-220700 4 5 4 6

Psychology, General-200100 64 106 92

Sociology-220800 6 7 6 10 8

Spanish-110500 5 9

Speech Communication-150600 6 7 11 11 4

Associate of Science (A.S.) degree - Total 354 377 434 385 418


Agriculture Business, Sales and Service-011200 1 1 1 2 2 Agriculture Technology and Sciences, General-010100 2 1 1 5 1

Alcohol and Controlled Substances-210440 2 2 7 4 8

Automotive Technology-094800 1 2 2

Banking and Finance-050400 1 4 5 1 1

Behavioral Science-200300 1 Biological and Physical Sciences (and Mathematics)-490200 90 91 110 123 159

Biology, General-040100 3 1 2 2

Business Administration-050500 36 46 29 9 4

Business Management-050600 3 7 6 7 14


Computer Information Systems-070200 7 9 17 7 8

Computer Infrastructure and Support-070800 3 2

Computer Science (Transfer)-070600 5 2 5 6 5

Construction Crafts Technology-095200 3 3 3

Corrections-210510 4 12 24 17 17

Dental Assistant-124010 1 1 1

Electronics and Electric Technology-093400 3 2 10 5

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2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

Engineering, General (requires Calculus) (Transfer)-090100 1 1 8 11

Environmental Control Technology-094600 3

Fire Technology-213300 3 2 1 2 4

Industrial Electronics-093420 1 1

Journalism-060200 1 2

Library Technician (Aide)-160200 1

Licensed Vocational Nursing-123020 15 9 15

Marketing and Distribution-050900 2 2 3 1

Mathematics, General-170100 13 9 8 13 5

Office Management-051440 3 2 3 4 Office Technology/Office Computer Applications-051400 10 9 18 14 13

Paramedic-125100 2 5 1 1

Pharmacy Technology-122100 18 16 13 7 17

Physical Education-083500 2 3 1 3 1

Physical Sciences, General-190100 1 3 1 1 3

Registered Nursing-123010 37 47 43 37 44

Water and Wastewater Technology-095800 4 4 1 1 5

Website Design and Development-061430 1 1 1 2 7

Welding Technology-095650 3 3 3 5

Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree - Total 383 466 447 441 534

Anthropology-220200 3 3 2 1 1

Art-100200 6 9 12 8 5

Behavioral Science-200300 57 87 97 94 119 Biological and Physical Sciences (and Mathematics)-490200 28 32 35 49 68

English-150100 4 4 4 3

French-110200 1 5 2

History-220500 3 6 1

Human Services-210400 5 6 4 2 2

Humanities and Fine Arts-490310 45 48 40 59 105

Humanities-490300 2 2

Legal Office Technology-051410 1 2 1 2

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General-490100 80 99 122 110 164

Liberal Studies-490120 37 41 37 36 11

Music-100400 2 4 3 1

Paramedic-125100 1

Psychology, General-200100 55 72 35 21 2

Social Sciences, General-220100 53 50 47 52 50

Spanish-110500 3 3 2 1

Special Education-080900 1

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2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

Speech Communication-150600 1 Certificate requiring 30 to < 60 semester units -

Total 247 260 309 374 431

Administration of Justice-210500 1

Alcohol and Controlled Substances-210440 2 3 2 6 12

Automotive Collision Repair-094900 1

Automotive Technology-094800 4 3 2 6

Children with Special Needs-130520 6

Construction Crafts Technology-095200 1 1 2 1 1

Dental Assistant-124010 17

Electronics and Electric Technology-093400 4 3 2 1 3

Fire Technology-213300 1 2

Industrial Electronics-093420 1

Infants and Toddlers-130590 1 1 3

Licensed Vocational Nursing-123020 12 7 8

Paramedic-125100 12 4 6 14 7

The School Age Child-130550 2 1

Transfer Studies-490110 197 230 282 339 392

Water and Wastewater Technology-095800 1 11 3 Certificate requiring 18 to < 30 semester units

Total 106 133 146 155 151


Agriculture Business, Sales and Service-011200 2

Banking and Finance-050400 1 2

Business Management-050600 4 3 2 3 6

Computer Information Systems-070200 1 2

Computer Infrastructure and Support-070800 1 1

Construction Crafts Technology-095200 15 2 6 3 4

Corrections-210510 2 3 11 8 6

Electronics and Electric Technology-093400 16 5 14 17 14

Fire Academy-213350 4 4 5 17 13

Fire Technology-213300 1

Human Services-210400 2 1 5 3 1

Legal Office Technology-051410 3 2

Marketing and Distribution-050900 2 1 1 2

Medical Assisting-120800 11 35 31 36 40

Office Management-051440 1 3 Office Technology/Office Computer Applications-051400 11 11 10 13 8

Paramedic-125100 1

Pharmacy Technology-122100 8 23 17 13 19

Plant Science-010300 1

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2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

Transfer Studies-490110 3

Water and Wastewater Technology-095800 2 14 2 3 5

Website Design and Development-061430 1 2 2

Welding Technology-095650 6 2 13 7 15

Certificate requiring 12 to < 18 units - Total 28 19 44 23 40


Electronics and Electric Technology-093400 1 1 5

Environmental Control Technology-094600 8 9 18 10 10

Legal Office Technology-051410 2 2 2 3

Water and Wastewater Technology-095800 1 1

Imperial Valley College 1,175 1,370 1,629 1,702 1,942

Table 3: Imperial Valley College Program Awards

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Student Assessment Data Recently, Imperial Valley College shifted to a focus on multiple measures for assessment placement in English and Math.

Table 4: Writing Assessment Data

Table 5: Reading Assessment Data

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Table 6: Mathematics Assessment Data Student Success and Retention Rates

Table 7: Fall to Spring Persistence Rate

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Table 8: Fall to Fall Persistence Rate

Imperial Valley College success and retention rates suggest a steady, slightly upward progression. Overall, students at Imperial Valley College have good academic standing. Distance education students have lower success and retention, as is true of statewide data.

Table 9: Overall Success and Retention Rates (Source: MIS DataMart Chancellor’s Office)

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Table 10: Overall Success and Retention Rates (Source: MIS DataMart Chancellor’s Office)

Distance Education Imperial Valley College offered its first Distance Education class more than ten years ago: an online music appreciation course. That was the sole online offering until IVC was awarded a Title V grant in 2004. This multi-million-dollar grant allowed for the creation of the ACCESO (Accessing Community College Education by Strengthening Student Outreach) program which resulted in the creation of the Distance Education Program at IVC. Imperial Valley College transitioned to the Blackboard Learning Management System in July 2012. The college transitioned again beginning in Fall 2016 to the Canvas LMS. The cut-off date for Blackboard was the end of Summer Session 2017. In spring 2018, IVC offered 73 online courses (a combination of hybrid and fully online classes) taught by 33 instructors (both full- and part-time faculty members).

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Institution-Set Standards for Student Achievement The college participates in the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. In June 2017, the College’s IEPI group reviewed the thirty-three (33) indicators described under the IEPI reporting. Under College Student Performance and Outcomes, the IEPI group reported on the following indicators. For each indicator, historical data was reviewed and Short-term (one year) and Long-term (six years) goals were set. IEPI Indicator Short-term Long-term 10. Completion Rate – College Prepared 69% 72% 12. Completion Rate – Overall 47% 50% 13. Remedial Rate – Math 42.5% 45% 14. Remedial Rate – English 41% 45% 15. Remedial Rate – ESL 10% 15% 16. Career Technical Education Rate 52% 56% 17. Successful Course Completion 71% 73% The institution also completes an Annual Report to the Commission in which the following Institution-set Standards are given. The following information is taken from the 2018 Annual Report. Institution-set Standard for: 2015 2016 2017

Student Course Completion ...................................... 72% 72% 72% Actual course completion rate ............................ 69% 72% 75%

Degrees awarded ....................................................... n/a 1,200 1,200 Actual degrees awarded ...................................... 1,130 1,151 1,325

Certificates awarded .................................................. 39 37 39 Actual certificates awarded ................................. 31 32 33

Transfers to 4-year institutions ................................. 37 37 37 Actual transfers to 4-year institutions ................. 39 37 36

http://iepi.cccco.edu/About-IEPI

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