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ASPIRE

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ASPIRE

Acacia Building
Room A5-204
aspireprogram@evc.edu
(408) 270-6227

 Office Hours:
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

ASPIRE

ASPIRE (ASian Pacific Islander Resources for Excellence) is a comprehensive academic program established in 2000. The ASPIRE Program is designed to promote and increase academic and personal success of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students. In May of 2025, the ASPIRE Program celebrated its 25th year anniversary of serving and supporting the success of AANHPI students, and all students at Evergreen Valley College. 

 

Our History

ASPIRE (ASian Pacific Islander Resources for Excellence) is a comprehensive academic program established in 2000. The ASPIRE Program is designed to promote and increase academic and personal success of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students. In May of 2025, the ASPIRE Program celebrated its 25th year anniversary of serving and supporting the success of AANHPI students, and all students at Evergreen Valley College. 

Our Mission

The mission of the ASPIRE Program is to promote academic, career, and personal success among AANHPI (Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander) students at Evergreen Valley College and beyond.

To achieve its mission and goals, teaching faculty, counselors, mentors, and staff use culturally relevant content, culturally responsive pedagogy, and culturally specific strategies when offering core services such as academic, career, vocational and personal counseling, tutoring, and mentoring. 

 

 

 

If you’re a new student, we’d love to meet you!
If you’re an ASPIRE student, we’d love to see you again!

Curious about the ASPIRE Program? 
Contact our office at aspireprogram@evc.edu or drop by our office in Acacia Building, room A5-204. We’d be glad to answer your questions. We look forward to serving you and supporting your educational success at Evergreen Valley College.

Have questions about our ASPIRE classes? Want to register for an ASPIRE course? 
Complete ASPIRE Course Interest Form, and we’ll contact you, answer your questions, and help you register for ASPIRE course/s. Or drop by the ASPIRE Office, room A5-204. We’d be glad to see you. And we’re glad to help! 

Interested in joining ASPIRE? 
Complete the ASPIRE Application, and we’ll contact you once we’ve received your application. We welcome all students.

Advisory Committee

The ASPIRE Program has an Advisory Committee composed of the Dean of Math, Sciences, and Engineering, faculty teaching in the ASPIRE Program, counselors, classified professionals from different academic divisions, and community members. We are dedicated to supporting all students in our program and all students at EVC as they pursue academic and personal success. We work collaboratively within our program and with other student support programs on campus to ensure that our students are successful in passing their courses and successful in achieving their educational goals at EVC. 

ASPIRE Advisory Committee charge: 
Through collaboration across disciplines and divisions, the ASPIRE Advisory Committee advises, guides, and advocates for the needs of our Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students. Using course completion rates and program student success data to inform their decisions, the committee members provide feedback and recommend strategies to increase student success and help set program goals and strategic plans.