$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...
How to earn 10 degrees? Follow your passion, recent WVC grad advises
September 22, 2025 CommencementDual EnrollmentStudent Success
While still a Prospect High School senior, Lois Youngin Woo earned an impressive 10 degrees from West Valley College, the most collected by any member of the Class of 2025. Read More
Pulitzer-Winning Author Viet Thanh Nguyen Named 2025 West Valley College Commencement Speaker
May 2, 2025 Commencement
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” Fellowship recipient Viet Thanh Nguyen will address graduates, transfer students, and their supporters during 60th Annual West Valley College Commencement rites May 21 at the...Read More