The Communities We Serve
The West Valley-Mission Community College District has a population of approximately 350,000 people residing within its boundaries.
Located in the West Valley of Santa Clara County. Initially a small farming community, Campbell has grown into a community where tradition and progress combine in a successful blend. Today, major industries include retail and professional services.
Los Gatos strives to give local businesses excellent opportunities to grow and prosper while balancing a blend of yesterday’s charm and today’s modern lifestyles. Quaint merchant buildings, lively restaurants, coffeehouses, galleries, and boutiques, and Victorian houses surround downtown’s historic center.
Monte Sereno is located in the SW portion of Santa Clara County between Saratoga and Los Gatos. With about 1.56 square miles, it’s the smallest community of the WVMCCD service area, incorporated as a city in May 1957.
San Jose is the largest city in Santa Clara County and the third-largest city in California. Ranked consistently by Fortune Magazine as one of the 10 best U.S. cities for business, it is the “epicenter of information technology with about 1,500 of the nation’s largest electronics firms”. San Jose also offers a wide variety of exciting cultural, recreational, educational, and entertainment opportunities.
Located in a strategic regional location at the center of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara is a transportation hub. Santa Clara is home to thousands of well-educated, highly skilled workers and has an employment base of 135,370, a key component to its economic prosperity. Its long tradition of quality public services show in a well-maintained infrastructure, low business taxes, moderate real estate prices, and low crime rates.
Saratoga is situated at the entrance to a historic pass in the Santa Cruz Mountains. From the mid-1800s until World War II, Saratoga’s main industries were lumber and agriculture, before its character changed forever from agricultural to suburban. Today, space technology, defense industry, and electronics industries are established in nearby communities, making land more attractive for jobs and valuable for homes. The city strives to maintain its natural beauty and colorful past through careful zoning policies and historic preservation.