West Valley College is working on new initiatives to support its growing student base of older adults in collaboration with Successful Aging Solutions and Community Consulting.

The organization, abbreviated as SASCC, provides direct services for older adults and consulting for nonprofits, said CEO Tylor Taylor. On July 15, the West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees voted to continue its partnership with the SASCC for Senior Guided Pathways, the nation’s first community college program designed to make education more accessible and meaningful for adults ages 50 and older.

The program creates pipelines for student over age 50 who are looking for job training and lifelong learning opportunities, or want to upscale or rescale their job skills to remain in the workfo

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