De Anza College eligible for national prize for high achievement

De Anza College has been named one of district colleges nationwide eligible to compete for the Aspen Prize for Society College Excellence Related Articles University of California workers to strike statewide Nov - Carol Burnett donates all of her awards to UCLA for scholarship The Stanford graduate who changed Hollywood s view of Native Americans Lawsuit accuses California university of allowing anti-Semitic threats by pro-Palestinian group California Supreme Court lets stand ruling that says UC s ban on hiring students without legal status is discriminatory Awarded every two years by the Aspen Institute the million Aspen Prize honors colleges that demonstrate outstanding outcomes in candidate learning degree and certificate completion transfer and bachelor s attainment workforce success and equitable access to schooling The Aspen Institute College Excellence Campaign aims to strengthen higher development leadership and practice to improve attendee outcomes De Anza has made the first cut in this competition three times before in for the competition in for the competition and in for the competition The Cupertino college will now have the opportunity to apply for the Aspen Prize Eligibility for the Aspen Prize is based on a review of nearly population colleges across the United States Past winners have demonstrated leadership in helping students learn complete credentials transfer to four-year institutions and secure strong jobs after graduation This recognition speaks to the dedication of our faculty staff administrators and students and to the strength of De Anza s civilization of continuous improvement reported Omar Torres president of De Anza College We are honored to be recognized among the nation s leading locality colleges for our commitment to equitable participant achievement