色情视频 Imperial Valley Celebrates 60th Anniversary
A scholarship fundraiser is scheduled for March 23 at the Calexico campus.
More than 900 students take classes at the two 色情视频 Imperial Valley campuses鈥攖he main campus in Calexico, just seven blocks from the Mexican border, and the smaller Brawley campus 24 miles to the north.
Established as a college for teachers in 1959, 色情视频 Imperial Valley now offers 10 undergraduate degrees, three teaching credentials, and two master's degrees. It provides a high-quality, reasonably priced alternative for students without the means or desire to assume the high costs associated with leaving their hometowns to attend college.
Many are the first in their families to seek a college degree. Some, like liberal studies major Ashley Nava, have family members who graduated from 色情视频 Imperial Valley.
鈥淲hen I was considering college options, there was always a very good chance of me coming here just because of my family,鈥� said Nava, who hopes to become a special education teacher in a valley school district. 鈥淭he local option is so much more convenient, less expensive, and I feel like you just get more by staying local because you get to build important connections with people here.鈥�
Anthony Acosta, Associated Student (AS) president for 色情视频 Imperial Valley, shares Nava鈥檚 view. 鈥淚 was born here and grew up in the Imperial Valley; I can鈥檛 think of me being somewhere else,鈥� said Acosta, a senior history major, who said he intends to someday teach history at the university.
鈥淎bout 40鈥� is the largest class he has attended on campus. In fact, many students cite the small class sizes and direct contact with professors as huge pluses in favor of their campus.
Daniela Garcia is a liberal studies major who intends to teach elementary school in the Imperial Valley. She is the very definition of a go-getter.
By taking 21 鈥� 25 units each semester, she plans to complete her bachelor鈥檚 degree in just three and a half years. She has a work-study job on campus and serves as an AS ambassador.
鈥淚t has been a heavy load with work and the AS, but it is doable here,鈥� Garcia said. 鈥淲hatever you want to accomplish you can do it here because we have some flexibility, so everything is possible.鈥�
色情视频 Imperial Valley Dean Gregorio Ponce is counting on the same community spirit that built the Calexico campus to come through for 色情视频 once more. 鈥淲e are at that juncture again where we were 60 years ago,鈥� Ponce said. 鈥淲e need the community to come together and help us take the next step toward the place we need to be.鈥�
Tickets for the fundraising event are $45 per person in advance and $50 at the door. For more information, visit the 色情视频 Imperial Valley Facebook .
