$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...
Futures Funded Paid Internships Launch West Valley Careers
July 14, 2025 DonorsInternships
Building professional networks in park resource management, working directly with nurse mentors, and learning career-critical design software on the job count among early wins scored by 12 West Valley College students benefiting from the Gore Family...Read More
Pitch Perfect | Student Teams Earn $5K Each in Business Competition
May 22, 2025 DonorsEntrepreneurship Center
Aspiring entrepreneurs seized the opportunity to earn $5,000 in start-up funding at the April 28 West Valley College Business Pitch Competition held in the WVC Entrepreneurship Center. Read More
Gift from Arthur Wang and Christina Qu Fuels Transformational Learning Space at West Valley College
January 31, 2025 DonorsLearning Resource CommonsPress ReleaseWVMCCD
Silicon Valley philanthropists Arthur Wang and Christina Qu expand upon their longtime support of West Valley College with a generous donation to support the College’s new Learning Resource Commons.Read More


