$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...
Together in Purpose | Supporting Undocumented Students
November 19, 2025 Puente
Guided by the theme “Together in Purpose, Grounded in Belonging,” West Valley College hosted a vibrant lineup of events for Undocumented Student Success Week, observed Oct. 13–17 across California Community Colleges. 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