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ASPIRE counseling focuses on students’ academic, career, and personal goals and aspirations. New students who join the ASPIRE Program and current ASPIRE students receive comprehensive educational plans, regular follow-up counseling appointments and check-ins. When academic intervention is needed, ASPIRE provides tutoring and additional counseling appointments to ensure that students in our program are on track and stay on the path to successfully complete their courses and programs at EVC. 

ASPIRE tutoring supports students to successfully pass their ASPIRE courses and other college courses they are taking. ASPIRE tutors are carefully selected based on their academic skills and qualifications and interpersonal skills to work with students. ASPIRE tutors are trained and supervised by program faculty and staff to provide quality and timely instructional support to help ASPIRE students successfully complete their coursework.

ASPIRE’s textbook loan program and resources are robust. While ASPIRE encourages our faculty members to utilize ZCT (Zero Cost Textbooks) and OER (Open Education Resources) textbooks to cut textbook cost for our students, ASPIRE has a robust textbook loan program. The room adjacent to the ASPIRE Office functions both as the tutoring area and space that holds a collection of textbooks adopted in various disciplines that students can borrow and use for their classes. Students can also access computers and printers in our tutoring center. All printing is free for our ASPIRE students.

We ask that ASPIRE students return the textbooks loaned from our textbook loan program at the end of the semester so that students in future semesters can have access to these textbooks.

In addition to textbook loan, advanced electronic ¬¬calculators are available to ASPIRE students who take ASPIRE MATH C1000. ASPIRE also provides school supplies such as scantrons, notebooks, goggles for science classes.
 

EVC instructors, ASPIRE faculty, and community members have served as mentors for our students. We connect students with faculty to provide opportunities for students to learn more about their chosen careers and boost their confidence. We also connect students to resources and opportunities on and off campus to intern, volunteer, and network, including job leads and job shadowing.

Currently, ASPIRE has the following scholarships available to students in our program: 

• ASPIRE Program Scholarship
• Asian Pacific American Association Scholarship (APAA/ASPIRE)
• Jabil Circuit Inc./ASPIRE
   

Hi, my name’s Philip Ky. I began my first semester here in Fall 2022, and I was able to join the ASPIRE program almost immediately. ASPIRE supported me to complete my educational goals at EVC in multiple ways. First of all, I am grateful to counselor Hang Chu for assisting me in laying out a foundation for all the courses I needed to take at EVC. She also helped with my transfer process to San Jose State U. Along with program coordinator Vivian Yabumoto, the two of them also lent me textbooks for all my classes which saved me a great deal of money. The ASPIRE program kept me accountable for my grades with a progress report each semester to ensure that I wasn't falling behind in any courses.

I finished my last semester at EVC in Spring 2024 and graduated with a major in accounting. I’m now at SJSU. My educational goals are to graduate with a bachelor's degree after finishing my remaining year at SJSU, and I plan to continue school for a master's degree. Career wise, I am not sure exactly what department in accounting I would like to pursue, but I hope to find a job in the future that allows me to work from home. My experience at EVC was wonderful thanks to the ASPIRE program which has helped me academically succeed. 
 

Hi, I’m Hoang Yen To. My first semester at EVC was in spring 2022, and I joined ASPIRE in fall 2022. My experience in the ASPIRE Program has been incredibly meaningful. ASPIRE gave me a deep sense of belonging and exceptional support. I highly appreciate receiving guidance from Counselor Hang Chu. Dedicated to students, Counselor Chu helped me create a comprehensive ed-plan, encouraged me to explore different career pathways, guided me through the application process to San Jose State University (SJSU), and wrote a letter of recommendation to support my scholarship applications. Her experiences as a Vietnamese-American woman resonate with me, and she has inspired me to become an academic counselor. 
Last year, I transferred to SJSU as a psychology major with a 4.0 GPA. My career goals are to work as an academic counselor and a yoga instructor. My advice to new students at EVC is that they should connect with any of the many EVC student support programs and resources and reach out to faculty and staff when they need help or are in doubt about something that might prevent them from continuing their educational pathway. I’d tell them, “Don’t give up trying and learning. EVC has many programs and support to help you succeed in your coursework and chosen career!”  
 

Hello! My name’s Duc Tran. Five years ago, my family and I left Vietnam for the U.S. to purse the American dream. We faced numerous challenges as we settled into our newly adopted country due to my limited English skills and our family’s financial limitations. Fortunately, Evergreen Valley College (EVC) became our beacon of hope. In the ASPIRE program, I found a lifeline of support. ASPIRE not only nurtured my academic aspirations but also offered practical assistance, from book borrowing privileges to graduation attire loans. Their dedicated counselor and ASPIRE classes provided critical personal and academic guidance and academic pathways, helping me navigate the complexities of higher education and reach my dream of becoming a nurse. After graduating from EVC in May 2023, I applied to four nursing programs, all of which accepted me. I’m now in my last year at San Jose State University’s nursing program and working as a nurse assistant. I’m profoundly grateful to EVC and ASPIRE. 

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