$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...
Veteran’s Solar-Powered Photo Trike Spreads Smiles and Healing
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