14000 Fruitvale Avenue

Saratoga, CA 95070

Phone (408) 867-2200

West Valley College is a public California Community College located on the west side of Silicon Valley, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, 50 miles south of San Francisco. Continuing a nearly 40 year tradition, West Valley College offers 18 dynamic career programs, professional certificates, and degree programs with exceptional preparation for transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Flexible course options including online and distance learning combined with many levels of support such as financial assistance, educational planning, personal counseling, child care and learning skills programs provide every student the opportunity for the highest academic and personal success.

Campus: 143 acres
Student Population: 12,233 (Fall 2009)
Full-time faculty: 176
Associate faculty: 303
AA Degree Programs: 58
Certificate Programs: 91

Accreditation:

West Valley College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Post-secondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

Information on Enrollment, Demographics & Success

Fast Facts for Spring 2010 (accessible PDF 92 KB) * (Office of Institutional Research)

West Valley College Map Page 

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WVC Bus Schedules & Maps

VTA - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

 • VTA Route 37 - Capitol Light Rail Station to West Valley College

 • VTA Route 53 - West Valley College to Sunnyvale Transit Center

 • VTA Route 57 - West Valley College to Great America

 • VTA Route 58 - West Valley College to Alviso

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