Academic Communities
Academic Communities
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Aspire
The ASPIRE Program is designed to promote and increase academic and personal success of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students.

Enlace
Enlace is an academic program supported by counseling, tutoring, community mentoring, and student organizations. Enlace serves under-represented Chican@ /Latinx students of San José

Umoja-AFFIRM
Umoja is more than just an academic program. Umoja-AFFIRM is a community that provides nurturing services; although specifically designed for African American students, we serve students of all ethnicities.
Combined Academic Programs

Mindcraft (Psychology & English)
MindCraft is a unique learning opportunity that links an academic reading and writing class with a general psychology class to deepen students' understanding of human behavior while developing their academic writing skills.
R.I.S.E. (Math & English)
The Math (C1000) and English (C1000) RISE courses provide you with student success teams designed to help you thrive in your gateway courses.
Honors
Students take on an extra project in a course they are taking. This is not a project for extra credit and you do you receive a grade on it. It is for students who go above and beyond the designated course to prepare them for upper division classes at the four-year level.STEM Communities

Bridge to STEM
EVC Bridge to STEM is a 7-week program offered by Evergreen Valley College in collaboration with the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV), created to nurture and support 1st- and 2nd-year community college students on a STEM transfer pathway