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Looking Ahead
Career training
Innovative programs and collaborative efforts, like
the $5.6 million grant for the Silicon Valley Advanced
Manufacturing Partnership, which will help train
hundreds of skilled manufacturing workers
Credit for Prior Learning
Implementing tools for assessing and certifying the
skills and knowledge that students have acquired
outside traditional coursework
Dual Enrollment
New opportunities for high school and adult school
students to study at De Anza
Free or Low-Cost Textbooks
Expanded efforts to use affordable learning
materials instead of expensive, traditional textbooks
Meeting Basic Needs
Assisting students who may be struggling to obtain
essentials such as food, housing and mental health
support
Noncredit Programs
Free classes that can be an entry point to higher
education, for students who might not otherwise
consider going to college
Strategic Planning
Ongoing work to assess long-term needs and
develop creative strategies for meeting them
Here are some of the things we’re looking forward
to telling you more about next year:
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