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West Valley College

West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-5698

Official telephone: (408) 867-2200
Fax number: (408) 867-5033
Website: https://www.westvalley.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
honors program, internships
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Court Reporting and Captioning/Court Reporter
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • History, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Design
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Philosophy
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Psychology, General
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Court Reporting and Captioning/Court Reporter
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Geography, Other
  • Interior Design
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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