$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...
Free Meal Plan Debuts | Fresh Food, High Tech Convenience Powers Students’ Fall Start
October 20, 2025 Free Meal Plan
West Valley College delivered a powerful start to fall, serving 9,000 more meals than the same time last year following the district’s formal launch of the nation’s first universal free meal program for a community college.Read More
West Valley-Mission District Launches First-in-Nation Universal Free Meals Program
March 19, 2025 Free Meal PlanWVMCCD
Saratoga, California, March 19, 2025 —West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) has approved the first universal free meal program at a U.S. community college—a historic initiative that will guarantee every in-person student at...Read More