West Valley College is celebrating its 50th year of providing academic excellence
to students. West Valley's first classes, at the old Campbell High School campus,
began in September of 1964. The celebration begins in the Fall of 2014 with a kickoff
event for students, staff and the community.
Our beautiful Saratoga campus is tucked into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in the southwest corner of Silicon Valley, just south of San Jose and 50 miles south of San Francisco.
In addition to exceptional preparation for transfer to four-year colleges and universities, our public California Community College offers dynamic career programs for today’s job market, AA/AS degree programs, and professional certificates.
- Campus: 143 acres
- Student Population: 12,453 (Spring 2014)
- Full-time faculty: 174
- Associate faculty: 275
- Associate Degree Programs: 58
- Certificate Programs: 91
- Associate Degrees for Transfer: 20
The official Kickoff Event will begin on September 10, 2014 at 2:30 PM in the Campus Center. The event will mark the beginning of a yearlong celebration of our beloved college, and will feature a long walk down memory lane with a display of publications, photos, a 1960’s era classroom, and other artifacts from every year of our history. The cafeteria will be featuring “vintage” food and coffee prices all day on September 10, music from 1964, and our flat screens will be showing historical footage.
The 50th Anniversary Performance Series includes regular performances and events, featuring plays, recitals, spoken word, concerts, Global Citizenship events, lecture series and symposiums.
Historical Profiles will feature monthly stories about distinguished people who contributed to West Valley College history.
The Culminating Event during April of 2015 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM will be open to the public and will include Family Fun Run, tour of new buildings, academic programs featured, student performances, and food trucks.