The board voted 3-2 to approve the appointment of Val Martinez Garcia as the college’s ninth president during a special board meeting, with board president Joel Kinnamon, Rubén Pérez and ...

Val Martinez Garcia, who first joined College of the Desert in early 2023 as vice president of instruction, was appointed the college’s ninth superintendent on May 14, 2025, after serving as ...

Val Martinez Garcia will earn an annual salary of $325,000 — roughly $27,000 a month — as the acting superintendent/president of College of the Desert, the board of trustees announced at its ...

Instead of West Hills College Lemoore, the name would change to 'Lemoore College.' They will both remain part of the West Hills Community College District and mascots will remain the same.

West Hills College Lemoore has ranked among the top 10 best community colleges in California, according to a new study. Researchers at financial services company WalletHub analyzed 653 schools ...

Dr. Clark served at West Hills as the Lemoore College president for five and a half years and the past three as the District's Chancellor, guiding the district through significant growth and ...

In a historic move, the West Hills Community College District has officially changed the names of its two cornerstone colleges: West Hills College Coalinga is now Coalinga College, and West Hills ...

West Hills College Coalinga is now Coalinga College, and West Hills College Lemoore is now Lemoore College. This change went into effect on April 1, marking a significant milestone in the district’s ...

West Hills Community College District officially changed the name of its two colleges on Monday. West Hills College Coalinga has been renamed Coalinga College, and West Hills College Lemoore is now ...

They defeated West Hills College Lemoore last Wednesday 66-32 and then got beat by College of the Sequoias 75-57 this past Saturday. In the West Hills Lemoore defeat, both Amaya Payne and Celicia Enos ...