SBVC News
SBVC Disabled Student Programs and Services One of the Best in Southern California
February 8, 2018
Ana Bojorquez knows all the ins and outs, and nooks and crannies of every corner of the San Bernardino Valley College High Tech Center. It's something that she learned the hard way. Every piece of software and programming platforms that she guides her disabled students through started from her own first-hand experience. She became the go-to person at the lab quite by accident.
SBVC Diesel Technology Department Awarded $25,000 Grant
February 8, 2018
Recently the Heavy/Medium Duty Diesel Truck Technology Department, a green-conscious mouthful of a department at San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) just received their second round of gracious bounty: the Environmental Champions Award of $25,000 by Sempra Energy. More specifically a Career Technical Education program, the alternative fuel program for CNG/Electric/Hybrid vehicles is getting attention-fueled among community colleges.
Valley-Bound Program Alumna Returns to Work at SBVC
February 8, 2018
After graduating from Colton High School, Raney started taking classes at SBVC in 2009. A first-generation college student, her education was made by possible by the Valley-Bound program, which prepares students as they transition into college. Her father worked manual labor, and she said he would tell her, "'I want you to go to college so you can carry a briefcase instead of a lunch pail.' This has resonated with me throughout my entire life."
SBVC Hosting First Nationally-Syndicated Native American Stand-Up Comedy Show
February 5, 2018
San Bernardino Valley College is hosting the taping of a groundbreaking comedy series that features Native American stand-up comedians and some of the biggest national names in stand-up comedy. Dubbed The First Nations Comedy Experience, the show is taped live on campus and syndicated nationally through First Nations Experience (FNX), the first and only TV channel exclusively devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content.
Black History Month Breakfast to Celebrate African American History, Art & Culture
February 5, 2018
San Bernardino Valley College is turning the fashion runway back in time to the Harlem Renaissance up through the age of hip-hop- and the many steps in between- at this year's Black History Month Breakfast & Fashion Show.
SBVC Graduates Psychiatric Tech Class of Fall 2017
January 30, 2018
On December 14, fourteen brand-new graduates of San Bernardino Valley College's psychiatric technology program walked across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrate completion of one of the most renowned psych tech programs in the state.
SBVC Reaches Out to Neighboring Cities in 2nd Annual Day of Service
January 30, 2018
On December 2, around 100 San Bernardino Valley College students, staff and administrators participated in the college's second annual "Day of Service," an extensive volunteer effort led by President Diana Z. Rodriguez to distribute information about SBVC programs into the local community. Organized into four teams that targeted residential communities in Muscoy, Rialto, Colton and Highland, the three-hour volunteer effort distributed close to 4,000 packets of information to neighboring residents.
SBVC Adopts Urbita Elementary School
January 30, 2018
On December 6, San Bernardino Valley College officially adopted Urbita Elementary School during a special ceremony on campus. It was the first time a San Bernardino City Unified School District school adoption was held away from the school's campus, with all 400 of Urbita's students riding the bus to SBVC, where they were treated to a ballet and short theater production.