Imperial Valley College

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Imperial Valley College


Motto	Where Success Begins
Established	1962
Type	Public
President	Paul Pai, Ed.D
Staff	150 full-time
Undergraduates	6,500
Postgraduates	N/A
Location	Imperial, California, USA
Campus	Rural
School Colors	Red and Black
Mascot	Arabs
Website	www.imperial.edu

Imperial Valley College is a college in Imperial County, California, USA. Founded in 1962 the college currently enrols around 7,000 students per year. Currently, Dr. Paul Pai is President of the college. The main campus is located on a 160-acre site in the city of Imperial. The extended campuses are located in El Centro, Brawley, and Calexico.

Imperial Valley College, Imperial, California

[edit] History

The Imperial Valley College had its beginning on May 9, 1922 with the name of Central Junior College, opening in September that year. Originally at Central Union High School, 2 years later a new college named Brawley Junior College was opened. Brawley Junior College had to close in 1947 due to lack of attendance. Because of this, Central Junior College was now receiving students from all over the Imperial Valley; students and faculty wanted to change the school name to a more representative one. The Board of Trustees officially changed to Imperial Valley College in late 1951.

A ground-breaking service was held, October 2, 1961, for Imperial Valley's first college.

Due to the lack of space, IVC moved from El Centro to a temporary site in Imperial, on the campus of Imperial High School, before settling in at its current home.