Governor Signs Legislation to Help Community Colleges Fight Back Against Trump’s Attack on Higher Education
September 29, 2026 Press Release
SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Newsom signed AB 2121 to protect and maintain critical programs for vulnerable community college students under attack by President Trump.
San José State University and West Valley-Mission Community College District Successfully Complete First-of-its-Kind Joint Housing Pilot
July 29, 2026 Press Release
A first-of-its-kind intersegmental collaboration between a California community college district and a CSU campus offers a replicable model for addressing student housing insecurity statewide.
Transfer Dreams Take Shape on University Tours
July 2, 2026 Learning CommunityPuenteUmoja
Nearly 40 West Valley College students traveled across the state and country in spring 2026 on tours of university campuses organized by our Puente and Umoja learning communities. Read More
Motivated by the Puente Program, West Valley College Student Gabe Abatecola is Achieving his Goals
April 20, 2021 Learning CommunityPuente
Gabe Abatecola, a current Anthropology and Geography student at West Valley College, walked onto campus for the first time not knowing if he would transfer out of West Valley or not. But then he heard about Puente, a college program designed to...Read More
Puente Helps Biology Student Ty Bonde Achieve His Goals at West Valley College
January 1, 2021 Learning CommunityPuenteStudent Success
Meet Ty Bonde, a current Biology student at West Valley College and future marine biologist. Ty is a member of Puente, a program here at West Valley that helps students build bridges to higher education. Read More