Middle College | West Valley College

Middle College

Overview

Middle College at West Valley College is a joint program with Campbell Union High School District and Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District that offers an opportunity for 11th and 12th grade students seeking a more challenging and rigorous academic pathway. Middle College students have the maturity and academic skills to be successful in college level classes.

The program offers students a rigorous, academically focused environment. It is housed entirely on the West Valley College campus. With a wide selection of clubs, students are actively involved in the extracurricular life at the college. Students can also participate in extracurricular activities at their home high school. They also receive a diploma from their home high school and participate in their home high school graduation ceremony.

Under the guidance of their high school Middle College counselor, along with a West Valley College counselor, students select classes that meet high school graduation requirements while having access to a wider selection of electives. These classes could be credited towards their college degree and transferred to UC, CSU or private schools. Students are enrolled in two (2) high school classes, as well as a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of eleven (11) college units per semester. Juniors are placed in either an AM block or PM block on Mondays and Wednesdays and Seniors are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students are also scheduled in a Counseling (COUN 005: College Success) class in their first year of the program.

Middle College is a Dual Enrollment program for high school students residing in the Campbell Union High School District or Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District. Tuition and fees for this program are at no cost to the student.

For more information about applying to the Middle College program, please visit your respective high school district website