$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...
EOPS and TriO Programs Help First-Generation College Student Karin Shamardani Achieve Her Goals
January 8, 2021 AlumniEOPSStudent SuccessTRIO
After graduating from West Valley College, alumna Karin Shamardani achieved her dream of transferring to UC Berkeley where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Cell Development Biology in 2019. Read More
West Valley College Alumna Hanaa Salha Achieves Goal of Becoming an Interior Designer
January 1, 2021 AlumniEOPSStudent Success
EOPS counselors can become an essential part of a student's success because they are not limited to helping a student in the academic path, but they also provide plenty of resources to students who are struggling in other aspects of their lives. Read More