Brawley Junior College had to close in 1947 due to lack of attendance.

The board of trustees officially changed to Imperial Valley College in late 1951.

The Imperial Community College District was formed by a vote of the electorate in 1959 and a bond issue then authorized construction of a new campus on a 160-acre (0.65 km2) parcel at Aten Road and Highway 111.

However, the college's leadership later intermittently considered changing this because the mascot became a distraction for athletic teams traveling out of the valley.

[2] An unsuccessful push to change the mascot was launched during the spring 2009 academic semester.