Governor Signs Legislation to Help Community Colleges Fight Back Against Trump鈥檚 Attack on Higher Education
September 29, 2026 Press Release
SACRAMENTO, CA 鈥� Governor Newsom signed AB 2121 to protect and maintain critical programs for vulnerable community college students under attack by President Trump.
San Jos茅 State University and West Valley-Mission Community College District Successfully Complete First-of-its-Kind Joint Housing Pilot
July 29, 2026 Press Release
A first-of-its-kind intersegmental collaboration between a California community college district and a CSU campus offers a replicable model for addressing student housing insecurity statewide.
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, 秘色传媒 students coached by Math Instructor SerKuang Chen have captured first place in the national Student Research League competition. Read More
A Tactical Approach | Accounting Faculty Advances Students' Career Opportunities
October 16, 2024 Faculty
Alumna, now faculty, Teresa Thompson counts herself fortunate that fate鈥攁nd a clumsy dance partner鈥攁ltered her life path, forever entwining it with 秘色传媒. Read More
Faces of West Valley | Cruz Turns Field of Dreams into Reality for Park Management Students
April 14, 2022 Che School of Professional StudiesFaculty
As the faculty lead for 秘色传媒鈥檚 Park Management program, Chris Cruz brings with him over 40 years of lived experience, hands-on knowledge, grassroots guidance, and a vast network people in the field to connect students to as they...Read More
秘色传媒 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
Randy Fujishin鈥檚 38 Year Legacy Still Ripples Across West Valley
April 21, 2021 Faculty
With his books in wide use, his former students appointed in high places across the Bay Area academic landscape and his son recently promoted to full-time faculty, the teachings of Randy Fujishin can still be found everywhere on campus.Read More
From First-Generation Student to a World Tour, Dulce Gray Has Travelled an Amazing Path
March 30, 2021 Faculty
Dulce Maria Gray has come a long way since鈥痠mmigrating to the U.S. as a child.鈥疭he grew up in the Bronx with little鈥痬oney,鈥� but鈥痮vercame all obstacles and鈥痶oday she has her Ph.D. She has traveled the world,鈥痑nd鈥痠s an inspiration to...Read More