• Officials visit campus to see one of the nation's first community college housing models designed specifically to help students facing homelessness

    Riverside County Homelessness Oversight Board Tours Moreno Valley College's Innovative Student Housing Program

    August 11, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    The Riverside County Continuum of Care Board of Governance visited Moreno Valley College to observe the college's innovative approach to basic needs support by touring Monty's Market, the Basic Needs & Wellness Center, and two nearby apartment communities participating in the Lion's Path Housing...

  • Collage of photos from the launch event featuring advisory board members engaged in discourse

    MVC President Launches Advisory Board

    July 15, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    Community leadership in Perris and Moreno Valley took a collaborative step forward in July as Moreno Valley College launched its President’s Advisory Board, bringing together elected officials, business leaders, civic partners, educators and community stakeholders.

  • Donnell Layne was a featured speaker at the I, Spatial conference

    Layne shares College's Vision for Expanding Access to Emerging Technology at Global Conference

    July 9, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    Donnell Layne still remembers what it felt like to sit in a classroom and wonder if a place like Cornell or Northwestern was meant for someone like him. Now, as director of the STEM Innovation Center and Makerspace, Layne joined a panel of educators and industry leaders at AWE 2026: I, Spatial.

  • Collage of emergency management-related photos next to program title text

    California Gets Its First Public Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Management, for Under $10,000

    June 1, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    When wildfires swept through communities across the state and public health systems were pushed to their limits, emergency managers were the people making life-or-death decisions. Now, for the first time in California's public higher education system, there is a bachelor's degree built specifically...

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    Jorge Zavala: From Student Leader to Legislative Analyst

    May 22, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    Jorge Zavala grew up in Moreno Valley, but it was on the campus of Moreno Valley College where he began to see the region through the lens of a future policymaker. He now serves as a legislative affairs analyst for the Southern California Association of Governments.

  • Future study abroad students completed their recent program orientation

    RCCD Students Head to Tokyo for Work and Study

    May 21, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    Nearly 40 local community college students are heading to Tokyo, Japan to gain international experience while earning college credit as part of an education abroad program that pairs academic coursework with professional internship placements inside Japanese companies.

  • Sabina Fernandez, middle, stands with her VP Academic Affairs Joumana McGowan (left) and college president Rudy Besikof (right)

    Sabina Fernandez Named MVC 2026 Classified Employee of the Year

    May 19, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    When a student calls the Division of Academic Affairs unsure where to turn, or when a faculty member needs answers about a course approval deadline, the path often leads to the same person: Sabina Fernandez. Her institutional knowledge and steady presence help keep the college's academic work moving...

  • Collage of MVC grads, data science images on a laptop, and an aerial MVC campus photo

    Online Data Science Program at Moreno Valley College Ranks Among Nation's Best

    May 4, 2026
    Moreno Valley College

    The online Associate of Science in Data Science at Moreno Valley College has been ranked No. 8 in the nation among online associate degree data science programs for 2026 by TechGuide.