West Valley College News

September 22, 2025 CommencementDual EnrollmentStudent Success

While still a Prospect High School senior, Lois Youngin Woo earned an impressive 10 degrees from West Valley College, the most collected by any member of the Class of 2025. Read More

March 10, 2025 Cilker School of Art and DesignStudent Success

Hanna Nakaishi Reyes, a senior apparel design major, embodies the West Valley College promise: “Free College, Endless Possibilities!” Through connections made during her WVC journey, in fall 2025 Reyes will transfer to the Paris College of Art...Read More

November 25, 2024 Press ReleaseStudent SuccessTransferWVC Ranking

Based on the 2018-19 cohort, the college ranks #1 in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley for transfer success and #3 statewide in three-year transfer rates. Read More

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

October 8, 2024 AlumniChe School of Professional StudiesStudent Success

When clients of top global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff need a cybersecurity expert, they turn to partner Joseph “Joe” Santiesteban, a West Valley College alumnus. Read More

May 15, 2024 Honors ProgramStudent ResearchStudent Success

Psychology student Irene Frazier didn’t set out to make a new discovery in the addiction field. But a chance observation while working on an unrelated West Valley College class assignment presented her with an ah-ha moment. Read More

May 13, 2024 AlumniAthleticsStudent Success

Alumnus and basketball coach Danny Yoshikawa’s leadership journey has rarely conformed to expectations. As he puts it: “I’ve always kind of gone against the grain.” Read More

March 18, 2024 AthleticsState ChampionshipStudent Success

In a tense back and forth game, the men’s basketball team defeated College of the Sequoias 59-51 to claim the 2024 3C2A state championship held at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. Read More

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

February 9, 2022 Student Success

When West Valley College student Malia Brito found out that MidPen Housing was unable to run their after-school program, she knew she wanted to step in. Read More

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

April 21, 2021 AlumniStudent Success

Like his fellow students, Rudy Flores donned his cap and gown in late June to celebrate his graduation, held virtually in the wake of COVID-19. His wife and friends watched along as he was honored among grads completing their degrees or transferring...Read More

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

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

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

August 23, 2019 Entrepreneurship CenterStudent SuccessVeterans Resource Center

The mechanical engineering major and veteran, who served in the United States Marine Corps in Iraq and continued as a contractor for the military in Afghanistan, runs a mobile photo booth business powered by the idea that producing smiles on the...Read More

March 1, 2019 AthleticsStudent Success

Angels in the Outfield? Valedictorian and former outfielder on the WVC softball team, Janelle McAfee, gives us another reason to believe in the athletic program at West Valley College. Read More

January 18, 2019 AlumniStudent Success

Advocacy and Policy Specialist at the Bill Wilson Center and West Valley Alum Amanda Clifford (2014) talks about her passion for helping at-risk youth and finding success after junior college. Read More