WalletHub gives high ratings to local community colleges
High-ranked education
An analysis by WalletHub this month ranked the two schools in the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District among the top 20 in California.
Evergreen Valley College ranks no. 8 in the state, with San Jose City College not far behind at no. 15. At the national level, the two colleges ranked 35th and 71st, respectively.
The San Jose-Evergreen Community College District encompasses the city of Milpitas.
In compiling the rankings, WalletHub compared more than American Association of Community Colleges member institutions across 18 metrics designed to measure cost, quality of education and career outcomes.
Colleges were then graded on a 100-point scale, with Evergreen receiving 64.97 points and San Jose City 63.47.
The highest-rated college in California, Irvine Valley College, earned 67.48 points, while the highest-rated college in the nation, Manhattan Area Technical College, received 70.63.
“These rankings, while not necessarily comprehensive, give us a baseline by which we can compare our performance in certain areas against our peers in California and across the country,” said Dr. Beatriz Chaidez, the district chancellor, in a statement. “Seeing our hard work quantified in this way is both encouraging and gives us a target to aim for as we work to improve the educational services we provide to our students and our community.”
Researchers also ranked statewide community college systems, with California coming in at no. 17 among all US states.
Dinner and ‘Hamlet’
Bay Area Older Adults is hosting a Dinner and Shakespeare Night Out on Thursday, Sept. 5. The evening starts with seafood or chicken and ends with “Hamlet” at the Contra Costa Civic Theater. A shuttle leaves Cupertino at 3 p.m.; participants should be back by 10 p.m. Registration is $140-$160 at https://www.bayareaolderadults.org/september and includes transportation, dinner, gratuities, theater tickets and two tour leaders.