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Chancellor Barnes Holiday Message 2022

click to view my video message Video Transcript: Season’s Greetings, 2022 has been quite a year and I can hardly believe that we are in the thick of the holidays, preparing to usher in a new year. As...

Chancellor Barnes Meets Joe Biden!

It was an exciting day at Irvine Valley College on Friday, October 14, as President Joe Biden came to campus to deliver remarks on lowering costs for American families. The visit was part of his two...

Welcome to fall 2022

Click to view my video message Video Transcript: Greetings Faculty and Staff: It’s my pleasure to welcome you back to campus after a summer that I hope was filled with rest and recharging. Today is...

Goddard School to Be Built on SOCCCD ATEP Campus

(Photo credit: The Goddard School) Goddard School—educational school and childcare facility to be built on South Orange County Community College District ATEP campus in Tustin MISSION VIEJO, CA – The...

New Chancellor Started August 1!

Dr. Julianna M. Asperin Barnes has over 30 years of experience in higher education and joined the South Orange County Community College District as Chancellor on August 1, 2022. Since 2015, Dr. Barnes...

Trustee Wright Announces Retirement

Trustee James Wright Announces Retirement from SOCCCD Board of Trustees South Orange County Community College District (SOCCCD) James R. Wright announced that he will retire from the Board of Trustees...

SOCCCD Student Trustee Rachel Abalos Sworn-in

Irvine Valley College student assumes office for the 2022-2023 academic year MISSION VIEJO, CA— During the regularly scheduled Board meeting held on May, 23, 2022—Irvine Valley College student Rachel...

Governor's 2022-23 Budget

Governor's May Revision for 2022-2023 Budget On Friday, May 13, 2022, Governor Newsom released the May Revision for the 2022-23 budget. As anticipated the May Revision proposes over a 5 percent...