Veterans Resources

• Turbo Tap ^ (www.turbotap.org) - The official transition website for Active Duty and Guard/Reserve Persons
• VA Palo Alto Health Care System ^ (www.palo-alto.med.va.gov) - For additional information regarding medical, housing or counseling services
• Local Veterans Center ^ (www.vetcenter.va.gov) - Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues.
• Career Programs - Degrees, and Certificates, Work Experience, and CalWORKS.
  (408) 741-2098
• Counseling - Academic, career, personal, veterans, assessment testing, and orientation sessions.
  (408) 741-2009
  Veteran Specific Counselors: 
  Jennifer Eaton (408)741-3533
  Tom Golbetz  (408)741-4022
  Sara Patterson (408)741-2694
  Freba Cognetta (408)741-2491
  Carol Pavan (408)741-2441
• DESP - (Disability & Educational Support Program) - Support services, mobility assistance/tram service, assessment, and classes for students with disabilities and learning difficulties.
  (408) 741-2010
  Veteran Specific DESP Counselors:
  Ross Smith - (408) 741-4027
• EOPS - (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services) - Educational and financial support services for low-income and educationally under-prepared students.
  (408) 741-2023
• Financial Aid - (408) 741-2024
  • Financial Aid Calendar
  • Cost of Attendance & Eligibility
  • Steps to Apply
  • Programs & Awards
  • Forms
  • Scholarships
• Work Experience - So maybe you’re the kind of student who learns by doing. Or maybe you just like to work and gain experience that way. If so, we have just the thing for you: Work Experience. Work Experience is a course like any other.
  • Your job is your classroom.
  • Work Experience is a type of independent study.
  • You set up your learning objectives with a Faculty Adviser.
  • There is a credit or grade option.
  • Units are counted as electives and transfer to CSU and many private colleges.
  • You can enroll in either “general” Work Experience or “occupational” Work Experience. (Occupational is directly related to your major)
• Student Health Services - Clinic, counseling and guidance in the areas of addiction, addiction recovery, emotional and psychological challenges, referrals and resources.
  (408) 741-2027
• TRiO Program - Are you one of 140 students elligible for the TRiO Program? It’s a grant West Valley receives from the U.S. Department of Education to increase our students’ chances of staying in college, graduating, and even going on to a four-year university.
  (408) 741-2503
• ATTE (Advanced Transportation Technology & Energy) - Program to keep California competitive as a national leader in advanced transportation technologies, ATTE Centers were created to transform the workforce in the rapidly developing, technology-driven transportation industry while improving the environment and stimulating the economy. 
  (408) 741-4694