West Hills College District gets visit by newest member of Board of Governors

From West Hills College

Arnoldo Avalos, the newly appointed member of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Board of Governors, made a special visit to West Hills Community College District. He toured West Hills College Lemoore, Farm of the Future, West Hills College Coalinga and the WHCC North District Center in Firebaugh on Sept. 29.

“The administration obviously cares about students and about connecting students with future employers,” said Avalos.

He made the visit as part of a tour to see the work of some of the area’s rural community colleges. Avalos is familiar with rural areas, having lived in Gridley, Calif., after coming to the United States from Mexico. He now resides in Pleasanton.

Avalos, who earned a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard, met several students and impressed upon them the importance of higher education and meeting their educational goals. After graduating from college, he worked for companies such as Cisco, Google and Facebook. He founded the Avalos Foundation in 2013.

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