I'm so pleased to report that Irvine Valley College (IVC) has been named the best community college in California by BestColleges.com. The ranking was based on the school's reputation and academic quality.

IVC truly is one of our City's best kept secrets. The college offers two-year associate degrees in over 70 majors in the liberal arts and sciences; business sciences; social sciences; and technologies.

Students can complete general education and pre-major requirements for transfer to four-year colleges. They can also train for a specific job by earning a certificate in one of IVC’s 60 career and technical programs.

IVC continues to lead among all Orange County community colleges when it comes to transfer rates to UCI and UCLA.

As one of the elected South Orange County Community College District Trustees, I couldn’t be more proud to live in Irvine — home to such a wonderful community college.