$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...
West Valley College Recognized as a 2025 Pathway Champion for Student Success in Math
November 11, 2025 School of Science and MathWVC Ranking
Out of 116 California community colleges, West Valley rose to the top—ranked #1 among 11 finalists and named the 2025 Pathway Champion of Placement by the Campaign for College Opportunity for Campuswide Success in Math! Read More
Accessible AI Education
September 9, 2025 School of Science and Math
New for fall 2025, West Valley College has launched its first introductory course in artificial intelligence, with a second course slated for spring 2026. A top goal: making AI education accessible to community college students. Read More
WVC Students Win National 2024 Math Research Championship
November 13, 2024 FacultyNational ChampionshipSchool of Science and MathStudent Success
For the second time in three years, West Valley College students coached by Math Instructor SerKuang Chen have captured first place in the national Student Research League competition. Read More
West Valley College Student Awarded Patti Grace Smith Fellowship
February 28, 2022 School of Science and MathStudent Success
West Valley College student Elizabeth Antoine-Hands has been named one of only two community college students in the country to be awarded a Patti Grace Smith Fellowship. Read More
West Valley College Wins 2021 American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Research League Grand Prize
November 11, 2021 School of Science and MathStudent Success
West Valley College proudly brings home the win in this year's national American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Research League competition. Read More
West Valley College Student Tomas Velazco and Instructor Michelle Geary Awarded a Save the Redwoods Starter Grant
July 12, 2021 FacultyGrantSchool of Science and Math
Valley College student, Tomas Velazco, and biology instructor, Michelle Geary, have been awarded a $2,000 Save the Redwoods Starter Grant to assess re-sprouting of coast redwoods damaged by the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Read More