West Valley College is about success. It’s about helping students create a future for themselves so they can contribute to a world that needs their talents, drive and enthusiasm. We do that by providing as much one-on-one interaction with students as possible. The results speak for themselves.
Statistics from the academic year of 2024-2025:
- 597 students transferred to top institutions including UCs and CSUs
- 1,417 AA/AS degrees and 699 AA-T/AS-T degrees awarded to WVC students
- 497 certificates that led to careers awarded to WVC students
- We host learners from 25 countries who come to the United States looking for the kind of instruction that will help them contribute to the global economy.
For more metrics, visit the Fast Facts page.
We offer classes on our beautiful 143-acre Saratoga campus in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, located at the southwest border of Silicon Valley. Here you can expand your mind, hang out with friends, and contemplate a world of ideas.
Land Acknowledgement
West Valley College acknowledges that our campus occupies the unceded aboriginal territory of the intermarried ancestral Muwekma Ohlone Somontac/Partacsi/Ritocsi tribes whom were missionized in Missions Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Our campus community supports the sovereignty of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and all Indigenous peoples. Learn more here.