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Imperial Valley College

Imperial Valley College
380 E. Aten Road, PO Box 158
Imperial, CA 92251-0158

Official telephone: (760) 352-8320
Website: https://www.imperial.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 76%
Student:Faculty ratio: 31:1
Total faculty: 149 men, 133 women
Full-time faculty: 79 men, 81 women
Part-time faculty: 70 men, 52 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, accelerated program, distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agriculture, General
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Building Construction Technology/Technician
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Journalism
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library and Archives Assisting
  • Library Science, Other
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Welding Technology/Welder
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agriculture, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Building Construction Technology/Technician
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Carpentry/Carpenter
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  • Corrections
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, General
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Energy Systems Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Ground Transportation, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Plumbing Technology/Plumber
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Real Estate
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Telecommunications Technology/Technician
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 2 or higher)

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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