(IVC receives a check)….It was a symbolic check.

It represents one million dollars. It was presented Friday by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia. The Assemblyman assisted IVC in obtaining the $1 million to be used towards Imperial Valley College Medical Assistant and Correctional Academy programs. IVC President Doctor Martha Garcia says the funds will be to enhance the medical assistant program by modernizing the facilities utilized by the students. Garcia worked with the Assemblyman to get the funds included in the 2019-2020 state budget.