The college serves a 2,000-square-mile (5,200 km2) district encompassing all of Putnam and parts of Bureau, LaSalle, DeKalb, Grundy, Lee, Livingston, and Marshall counties.

[5] IVCC was founded in 1924 under the name LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College with an entering class of 32 students studying in facilities provided by the LaSalle-Peru Township High School.

The new name seemed fitting because much of the area that the college district encompasses is referred to as the Illinois Valley.

The relocation was possible due to an $8.25 million referendum voted on by members of District 513 to finance the beginning of IVCC.

Clay Zavada- Major League Baseball player [7] The Illinois Valley Community College district encompasses roughly 2,000 square miles (5,200 km2), contains 21 high schools, and includes more than 146,000 residents.

[11] The department "complements the student's academic experience through the development of, exposure to, and participation in social, cultural, multicultural, intellectual, recreational, community service and campus governance programs".

In addition to the counseling and advising services, students can use the peer tutoring and reading, writing and study skills lab.

Computer Aided Engineering and Design, Early Childhood Education and Therapeutic Massage are a few of the two-year programs.

Certificates offered by the college typically require one to four semesters and prepare students for a vocational career upon completion of the program.

Illinois Valley Community College generally offers open admission; however, prospective students must have a high school diploma or GED to be enrolled in the institution.