West Valley College is a vibrant workplace made up of equity-focused educators who transform students’ lives. WVC is a community of educators and change agents, who are committed to providing education and access to opportunities that transform lives.
Words from West Valley College Leadership
Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
West Valley College is committed to utilizing community college education to transform the lives of our local community, and particularly those who are economically and systemically disadvantaged. WVC has numerous resources committed to equity-centered professional development, and College leadership intentionally builds teams, structures and environments that supports faculty coming from historically excluded communities.
WVC Equity & Inclusion Pre-amble
West Valley College is committed to addressing inequities and injustices both societally and institutionally, and recognizes that higher education, and our institution, has colluded, harmed, and remained complacent in upholding aspects of white supremacy, ableism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression. The West Valley College community is committed to long-term equity, social justice, and racial justice work that will transform individuals, the institution, and the greater community. As a collective community, we embrace accountability and will take action with love, courage, grace, humility, and a commitment to learning and unlearning.
The WVC hiring process aims to fully understand the experiences and skills of all candidates. We aim to make it a welcoming and comfortable experience. The application and interview process’ goal it to allow candidate to understand the college values and priorities, needs of students, and community culture. The process will include reviewing application material, a first-round interview with a committee, and a final on-site interview with college leadership. The interview process is an opportunity to get to know that candidate and to allow the candidate to get to the College.
West Valley College is in beautiful Saratoga, California, which is on Muwekma and Ohlone land. Saratoga is less than 15-minutes from San Jose; the campus and community are in a serene tree-filled community at the bottom of the Santa Cruz Mountains. WVC serves the Saratoga, Los Gatos, Campbell, and San Jose communities. Our students and employees represent vibrant and diverse backgrounds of cultures, races, disabilities/abilities, genders, ages, religions, and other identities.
Saratoga and the South Bay area have nearly perfect sunny weather year-round and has robust culturally diverse communities where food, art, athletic, and cultural events are plentiful. Saratoga is less than an hour to San Francisco and Oakland and is in the middle of Silicon Valley.
- Learn about Saratoga | Home - Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
- Resources for the Asian and Asian American Community | About AAPIP - AAPIP Website
- Resources for the South Asian Community | SEACC – Welcome to the Southeast Asian Community Center
- Resources for the Native American Community | Native American Tribal Affairs | California Department of Housing and Community Development
- Resources for the Middle Eastern, Arab American, and North African Community | Empowering Arab Americans to thrive in a just, equitable America!
- Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community | Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center | San Jose
- Resources for the Disabled Community | Organization of Special Needs Families
- Resources for Muslim Community | MCC East Bay – Finding Faith in Community
- Resources for the Buddhist Community | San Jose Betsuin – San Jose Betsuin
- Resources for the Hindu Community | sunnyvale-hindutemple.org
- Latino community Foundation | About Us - Latino Community Foundation
- Black and African American Community | African American Cultural Center Silicon Valley