Evergreen Valley College

Evergreen Valley College Evergreen Valley College is a public community college in San Jose, CA. The college awards Associate

Congrats to EVC employees Kara Has and John Ruys for winning two of the District's Diversity and Equity awards this year...
05/30/2026

Congrats to EVC employees Kara Has and John Ruys for winning two of the District's Diversity and Equity awards this year.

This year’s Bridge to Equity Award winner is: Dr. Kara Uy Has, in our mental health and wellness department.

Bridge to Equity Award: The Bridge to Equity Award goes to an employee who is recognized for “initiating and leading action to eliminate equity gaps for disproportionately impacted people and communities.”

Among other highlights, she was nominated for her “commitment to serving disproportionately impacted students and communities,” her leadership in advocating for students, and her work to actively confront barriers.

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This year’s LGBTQ+ Award winner is: Dr. John Ruys

LGBTQ+ Inclusion Award: This award goes to an employee who is recognized for “initiating and leading action to remove barriers and improve the campus experience and engagement levels of LGBTQIA+ students.”

On his nomination, John was noted for “driving student engagement and promoting self-exploration and allyship” via the Lavender Council, student LGBTQIA+ Club, Pride Center on campus, and leading inclusive programming.

The Robert N. Chang Foundation celebrates its 25th year supporting our District and its third year supporting our EVC st...
05/29/2026

The Robert N. Chang Foundation celebrates its 25th year supporting our District and its third year supporting our EVC students. Over that time, they have awarded $1.6 million in funds to 180 students.

This year’s recipients included Ahmad Anwar, an NSF biology scholars headed to Santa Clara University; Shahzod Bakhrieve, a San Jose State transfer student in computer science; Amy Jasso, a first-generation transfer student from a family of eight with degrees in child development and pyschology, headed to San Jose State; Van Le, a first generation transfer student to SJSU majoring in computer science; Thi Ngoc Giau Nguyen, whose parents were at the ceremony and who is headed to SJSU for Chemistry and Bao Chau Vo, a business analytics major headed to SJSU.

Each student is awarded a $10,000 scholarship.

This is the third year of their generous support at EVC, as we welcomed back Hoang To, now a graduate from San Jose State, who recently earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology and wants to go into academic counseling. Hoang was a part of our first class in 2024.

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Here are some recent photos from year-end projects in Engineering 030: Programming and Problem Solving. Here are the stu...
05/29/2026

Here are some recent photos from year-end projects in Engineering 030: Programming and Problem Solving. Here are the students:

Sergio Duarte, Civil Engineering major — Arduino Mega 2D Photogate (large wooden structure)

Davyd Semeniuk, Civil Engineering major — Unmanned Ground Vehicle (tank)

Minhjames Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering major — Automatic Conveyor Belt

Joseph Ballou, Biomedical Engineering major — Autonomous Driving Raspberry Pi Robot

Albert Sue, Mechanical Engineering major — Detection Robot

05/28/2026

Our Class of 2026 tells us why THEY love EVC!

Evergreen Valley College celebrated its first set of graduates from the Green Cleaning and Workplace Safety certificate ...
05/28/2026

Evergreen Valley College celebrated its first set of graduates from the Green Cleaning and Workplace Safety certificate program with a bilingual ceremony on Wednesday.

It was never too late to learn for these seven custodial graduates, who continued working while earning this certificate. The program, over two years, taught students to use a computer, navigate college platforms such as Canvas, and perform their jobs safely from a workplace perspective. Classes also taught green cleaning, ergonomics, and disease prevention. The program addressed mental health, self-care, and communication with coworkers as additional soft skills.

The certificate is part of our Facilities Management Technology (FMT) classes. More information can be found by emailing [email protected].

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EVC Men’s Soccer, which has achieved a No. 1 state ranking in each of the past two seasons and produced a 49-11-8 record...
05/27/2026

EVC Men’s Soccer, which has achieved a No. 1 state ranking in each of the past two seasons and produced a 49-11-8 record over the last three seasons, will see 10 current and former players earn degrees or certificates.

In addition, Josue Lopez and Erick Luna Ramirez will both continue their playing careers by transferring to the University of the Pacific. Both players were recognized as JUCO All-Americans this past season. Ramirez, the Coast Conference Player of the Year was a first team pick and Lopez was a second team selection by the United Soccer Coaches.

2026 Spring Graduates

Jose Aguilar - (AA-T) Economics, (AS-T) Business Administration 2.0, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Mario Fregoso Bautista - (AA-T) Communication Studies, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Angel Castro - (AA-T) Social Justice - Chicano Studies, (AA-T) Social Justice - Ethnic Studies, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Daniel De la Cruz - (AA-T) Communication Studies 2.0

Omar Elshabasy - (AA-T) Economics, (AS-T) Business Administration 2.0, (COA) Cal-GETC

Josue Lopez - (AA-T) Communication Studies 2.0, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Phi Nguyen - (AA-T) Communication Studies 2.0, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Ariel Orellana - (AA-T) Economics, (AS-T) Business Administration, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Eusebio Rivera-Villalobos - (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

Hugo Sanchez - (AA-T) Social Justice - Ethnic Studies 2.0, (COA) CSU General Education - Breadth

EVC Women's Soccer, following a record-breaking season, will see eight players earn degrees during Spring commencementSo...
05/26/2026

EVC Women's Soccer, following a record-breaking season, will see eight players earn degrees during Spring commencement

So far, four are transferring—Bianca Ahumada, who will play at La Sierra College, and Kylee Cowan (San Diego State), Michelle Vargas (San Jose State), and Mariah Espinosa (Radiology program at Foothill College) to continue their academic endeavors.

EVC Women's Soccer tied a program record with a 16-7-1 record following its deepest postseason run in school history (third round of the 3C2A Playoffs.

2026 Spring Graduates
Bianca Ahumada (AS-T) Nutrition & Dietetics
Kylee Cowan (AA-T) Child & Adolescent Development, (AA-T) Psychology
Sophia Diaz (AA-T) Psychology
Kim Ramos (AS-T) Business Administration 2.0, (AA-T) Economics
Jalissa Reclusado (AA-T) Child & Adolescent Development
Michelle Vargas (AS-T) Business Administration 2.0, (AA-T) Economics
Samantha Wallace (AA-T) Psychology
Jazlyn Yates (AA-T) Psychology

In addition, Mariah Espinosa is applying to the Radiology program at Foothill College, Naomi Wright is in the three-year engineering program, and Jalissa Reclusado is in our nursing program.

Samantha Wallace will also join the EVC coaching staff this Fall.


Transfers (so far)
Bianca Ahumada - playing at La Sierra College
Kylee Cowan - transferring to San Diego State
Michelle Vargas - transferring to San Jose State

Congrats to our Spring nursing cohort!More photos at flickr.com/photos/evergreenvalleycc
05/26/2026

Congrats to our Spring nursing cohort!

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Reliving our Nursing Pinning ceremony from last week.More photos at flickr.com/photos/evergreenvalleycc
05/25/2026

Reliving our Nursing Pinning ceremony from last week.

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More moments from our Translation & Interpreting program.More photos at flickr.com/photos/evergreenvalleycc
05/25/2026

More moments from our Translation & Interpreting program.

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