General Information
The STEM Core is program at West Valley College is a learning community designed to engage students who are interested in perusing a career in the Science, Technology, Engineering and math fields. During the one-year duration students will take a block of cohort Math, Computer Science or Engineering courses that prepare students for Calculus, advanced Engineering and Computer Science classes in one academic year.
Eligibility
Academic, Career, and Personal Support
- We encourage all of people of different backgrounds who have an Interest or curiosity in the Stem field.
- Taken Math 903 or Math 106
- Eligibility for Math 001 (Pre-Calculus)
Program Benefits
- Guaranteed placement in STEM Core courses
- Take classes with the same group of students
- Free textbook loans, calculators, and supplies
- Help crafting resumes and scholarship essays
- Extra Tutoring
- One on one academic support and personal support
- STEM Core cohorts around the state pass classes at 20-30% higher
- Embedded tutoring and math workshops
- Go from Intermediate Algebra to Calculus in 2 semesters
- Compete for paid summer internships at Lockheed Martin, NASA Ames, Stanford Linear Accelerator and other employers (many internships are exclusive to STEM Core participants)
- Visit local engineering and computer science employers (Tesla, SAP)
- Job shadowing opportunities at NASA Ames