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Community College Notes:
You are eligible to attend a Community College:
- If you have a high school diploma (or the equivalent) or are 18 years of age or older.
- If you are a high school junior or senior and you have a written recommendation from the high school principal or counselor
(signed also by your parent or legal guardian), you may be allowed to attend if space is available in your chosen classes.
Most community colleges will give credit for high school AP test scores of 3 or higher!
Community Colleges have guaranteed transfer admission agreements to specific UC's,
CSU's and private colleges if students maintain a certain GPA in community college. Contact Westmont's College and Career
Center (whsccc@cuhsd.org for the list. West Valley has an Honors program with a transfer agreement to UCLA and DeAnza Honors Program has a transfer
agreement to UC Berkeley. Budget cuts may affect these current progams.
There are five community colleges within 20 minutes of Westmont - DeAnza, Foothill, Mission, San
Jose City and West Valley.
Some West Valley College Programs:
Interested in Sports Medicine?
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West Valley College
Department of Physical Education and Athletics
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Career opportunities: in Coaching, fitness industry, sport
sales, sports massage, sports mgmt/admin
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Program Coordinator: Diane Rudy,741.2005
or diane_rudy@westvalley.edu
Students interested in Digital Media:
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Great program at WVC – contact Jeff Rascov at jeff_rascov@westvalley.edu
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www.digital-media@westvalley.edu
Students interested in GPS – Global Positioning Systems
q WVC program/ contact Chris Cruz – chris_cruz@westvalley.edu
Students with Disabilities:
· West Valley College and all Community Colleges
have special programs to help with your academic work in college
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Honors Programs at West Valley and De Anza
Did you know that Westmont seniors with a 3.5 cumulative
GPA are eligible for Honors Programs at both West Valley and De Anza? Completion of the program will gives students priority consideration
for transfer to highly competitive universities such as UCLA, USC, Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCSC, Riverside, and private schools Pomona, Pepperdine, and Santa
Clara. Students also qualify
for special scholarships and grants. There is a 97% successful transfer rate to 4 year universities. West Valley Honors
Program flyers are available in the College and Career Center.
DeAnza's
Honors Program Go to www.deanza.edu and search for Honors Program. To qualify, you must meet ONE of these criteria:
• ACT English score of 25 or higher
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High school GPA of 3.30 or higher
• College GPA of 3.30 or higher in at least 15 UC transferable quarter units
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SAT verbal score of 620 or higher, or 550 if taken prior to April 1995
West Valley College Honors Program flyers are available in the College and Career Center, room 17. To qualify: high schools students with a 3.5 gpa
or qualify as a WVC student with an A in English 1A or a 3.25 GPA on at least nine units of University transferable work at
West Valley.
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