President's Message

Whether you’re an 18-year-old starting on your life’s journey, a 30-year-old mother struggling with your English language skills, or you’re mid-career and thinking of transitioning into new horizons, we welcome you at Evergreen Valley College. Nestled among the beautiful foothills of San Jose, east of 101, we provide a supportive learning experience for students of all ages and stages of life.

Walk around our campus to get a feel of what we have to offer. You’ll see our diverse student body chatting with our esteemed faculty, financial aid staff helping students figure out how to afford their education, classmates rehearsing the next drama production, and area residents and their families checking out the stars at our Montgomery Hill Observatory. You’ll also find every student service you’ll need under one roof at our Dr. Mauro Chavez Student Services Center.

Thanks to the generous support of private donors, local voters, and the State, you can now walk into our new nursing and biology facility, the innovative Library/Educational Technology Center, which opened in spring 2004, our remodeled chemistry and physics labs, and in a few years, EVC’s beautiful Visual and Performing Arts Center.

If you are joining us for the first time, you have taken the first step towards the most important investment you will ever make in yourself. If you are joining us after an absence, welcome back. We at Evergreen Valley College are honored, prepared and waiting to turn your dreams into reality.

David Wain Coon
President, Evergreen Valley College