Community Colleges
#512 in Community Colleges

Overview

Imperial Valley College is ranked 512nd in Community Colleges.
Next statements evaluate Imperial Valley College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
  • It has relatively inexpensive tuition & fees of $6,046.
  • It has relatively small number of students of 8,340.
  • It offers relatively diverse area of study (107 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2020 undergraduate tuition & fees of IVC are $6,046 (out-of-state rate) and it is relatively inexpensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College $6,046

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at IVC is 35% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College 35%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at IVC is 7% and it is lower (small number of students transferred-out) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College 7%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at IVC is 77% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College 77%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at IVC is 8,340 and its population relatively small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College 8,340

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at IVC is $4,757 which is 78.68% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is much higher compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College $4,757

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at IVC is 31 to 1 and the ratio is extremely higher (many students per class/faculty) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College 31 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1

Number of Programs

IVC offers 107 programs and it means relatively diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Imperial Valley College 107

All U.S. Colleges 37

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 68

2-4 Years Colleges 39

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 97