$2.5 Million Gift from Howard and Kimberly Gore to Expand Student Success and Career Opportunities at West Valley College
March 18, 2026 Press ReleaseStrategy and Equity
West Valley College proudly announces a transformational $2.5 million philanthropic commitment from Silicon Valley leaders Howard Gore and Kimberly Hawkins-Gore to support student success and expand career-connected learning opportunities at West...
West Valley College Awarded $3.9 Million Federal FIPSE Grant
January 16, 2026 GrantPress Release
West Valley College has been awarded a $3.9 million grant for development of a new semiconductor certificate program through the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The four-year grant funding...
Dance Caravan | 5th Anniversary Cilker Art & Design EXPO 2026
May 11, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Join with family and friends to attend the exciting and dynamic dance event of the season, Dance Caravan! Dancers from both West Valley and Mission colleges, along with special guest performances by sjDANCEco, will present new works that promise...Read More
Flashback to the 80s Concert
April 30, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Featuring the West Valley College Jazz Band, directed by Dr. Troy Davis, and special guests Branham High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chris Nalls. Read More
Of Love & Ruin
April 30, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Experience the powerful contrasts of passion and destruction in "Of Love & Ruin," a symphonic band concert that explores the full spectrum of human emotion. Read More
Power Through Peace
April 29, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Featuring the West Valley College Chorale, Resounding Achord, Winchester Orchestra, and WVC alumni Amy Spencer, soprano, and Daniel Rios, baritoneRead More
Dean Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez Features in Content Magazine
April 24, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Catch up with West Valley College’s Dean Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez through a recent Content magazine interview.Read More
Sense and Sensibility | April Theater Production
April 7, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially...Read More
New Digital Music Center Equips Students with Real-World Music Industry Skills
March 17, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Doors to the new Digital Music Center in the Wang & Qu Family Learning Resource Commons opened at the start of spring semester, and it has already served as a venue where students studying music production and digital media had the chance to learn...Read More
West Valley Fashion Design Students Named National FSF Scholars
March 17, 2026 Cilker School of Art and DesignScholarship
Two students from West Valley College’s Fashion Design program have been selected as 2026 Community College Scholars by the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF), a highly competitive national program supporting emerging talent in the fashion industry. Read More
To Be, or Not to Be | Choral Concert
March 16, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Join the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in “To Be, or Not to Be,” a concert centering on the question of choosing hope over despair. Music selections will run the gamut of eras and influences to demonstrate the universality of hope through...Read More
Spring 2026 | Visions of the Elements
February 20, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Through the art of telling stories through sound, the WVC Symphonic Band continues its Season of Sound & Story with a journey of meaningful music to entice our listeners and push our personal and collective boundaries. Visions of the Elements celebrates...Read More
Where Art Meets Science | WVC Adds Industrial Design
January 20, 2026 Cilker School of Art and Design
Students eager to pursue careers as product designers, industrial designers, and 3D modelers have a new WVC industrial design program to help prepare them, only the second program of its kind in Northern California. Read More
Sounds of the Season
December 1, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
Gather with friends and family for Sounds of the Season! West Valley College Performing Arts invites you to share in the joy of music and community during this special holiday celebration. Read More
Disney Dreamworks Concert
November 24, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
Since 2019, our Music Department has celebrated the music of Disney as part of our annual holiday traditions. This year is no exception, but we've expanded the canon: we are showcasing music from the Disney franchise and including music from DreamWorks...Read More
12 Angry Jurors
November 3, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
The Department of Theatre and Film at West Valley College presents Reginald Rose’s classic dramatic play, 12 Angry Jurors. In this story, 12 ordinary people must decide on the guilt or innocence of a teenager accused of murder. It looks like an...Read More
Cold Snap Jazz Concert
October 31, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
West Valley College Performing Arts Department Presents the Cold Snap Jazz Concert held Sunday, November 16, 2:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, Los Gatos. Read More
Souvenirs in Sound: A Season of Sound & Story Begins
October 6, 2025 Cilker School of Art and DesignMusic
The West Valley College Symphonic Band opens its 2025–26 season, A Season of Sound & Story, with Souvenirs in Sound, a program that transports listeners across continents through the art of musical storytelling. Read More
A Grand Upgrade | West Valley College Music Program Adds 12 New Steinway Pianos
September 15, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
With enrollment at an all-time high and a recent $1 million investment in instrument upgrades — including the addition of 12 new Steinway & Sons pianos — there’s never been a better time to study music at West Valley College. Read More
On Stage | WVC Jazz Combo Opens Mountain Winery Summer Concert
July 14, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
When WVC community partner Mountain Winery extended an invitation, the student-led West Valley College Jazz Combo answered the call. The offer: perform at a July 10 pre-concert event. Read More
Soaring Higher | STEAM’D Fest 2025 Strikes High Note with Wildlife, Music, and More
June 17, 2025 Cilker School of Art and Design
West Valley College presented the second annual STEAM’D Fest May 15 through 17, a free, public celebration of graduating students’ work from across the Bill and Leila Cilker School of Art and Design and the School of Science and Math. Read More
WVC Dean Shares Firsthand Met Gala Fashion Insights
May 13, 2025 Cilker School of Art and DesignNBC Bay Area
Ahead of one of the fashion industry’s biggest nights, The Met Gala, West Valley College Dean Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez sat down with NBC Bay Area for an insightful conversation about what it takes to present the event, a parade of dazzling celebrity...Read More
Second Act Style: WVC Fashion Design Student Transfers to Paris College of Art
March 10, 2025 Cilker School of Art and DesignStudent Success
Hanna Nakaishi Reyes, a senior apparel design major, embodies the West Valley College promise: “Free College, Endless Possibilities!” Through connections made during her WVC journey, in fall 2025 Reyes will transfer to the Paris College of Art...Read More
Powerful Performance | West Valley Production Puts Individual Stamp on ‘Laramie Project’
December 9, 2024 Cilker School of Art and Design
Launching West Valley College’s fall production of The Laramie Project rates as the role of a lifetime for many involved, says the show’s director, WVC lecturer Teresa Veramendi. Read More
Fashion Forward | Cilker School of Art and Design Goes Global in 2024-2025
October 8, 2024 Cilker School of Art and Design
Each WVC Art and Fashion Study Tour—now in its second year following a 2023 tour to New York City—introduces participants to a world capital of art and fashion. Read More
West Valley College Celebrates the Grand Opening of New Visual Arts Building
October 3, 2023 Cilker School of Art and DesignGrand Opening
West Valley College will be celebrating the opening of the new Visual Arts Building with a grand opening celebration on Friday, October 27, 2023. Read More
West Valley College Receives National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Accreditation
January 11, 2022 AccreditationCilker School of Art and Design
West Valley College has received national accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). This achievement places West Valley as one of only two California community colleges to have earned NASM accreditation. Read More
Faces of West Valley | Price Designs New Bridges For Student Success
December 8, 2021 Cilker School of Art and Design
The Dean of the Bill and Leila Cilker School of Art and Design shares her story and vision for the college's art and design program.Read More
Live Music Returns to West Valley College with The Disney Concert, Plus!
November 29, 2021 Cilker School of Art and Design
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, live music returns to West Valley College with The Disney Concert, Plus! Read More
West Valley College Names Shannon Bell Price as New Dean of the Cilker School of Art and Design
June 1, 2021 Cilker School of Art and Design
Price is an art, design, and fashion curator, historian and educator with extensive leadership experience at New York City cultural and academic institutions, including Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More
A Rockstar is Born
April 17, 2019 Cilker School of Art and Design
15% Poise, 35% Guts, 50% Charm...100% Commitment. WVC students showcase their creativity and leadership skills in a final project that rocks, literally. Read More