Guided Pathways –

An "Exemplary Program"

De Anza’s Guided Pathways initiatives have been recognized with an Exemplary Program Award from the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

The honor is given to two colleges each year for programs that address equity issues, demonstrate a response to student needs, contribute to faculty engagement and can be used as models for other colleges, among other criteria.

The award, presented on Jan. 24, 2022, also comes with a $4,000 prize, which will be used for supporting student-related initiatives.

Employees, Volunteer in Your Village Center

We [heart] Our VillagesWant to interact with students, faculty and classified professionals who share an interest in your subject area? Faculty members can earn PGA credit by volunteering to spend time in the new Guided Pathways Village Centers on campus. Classified Professionals should check with your supervisor to ask about serving students in your Village.

By joining their Village Center Support Team, faculty members who are eligible for step or column advancement may earn up to one unit of PGA each quarter.  Faculty who volunteer will commit to 18 hours per quarter to earn one unit of PGA. For more information, contact us at guidedpathways@deanza.edu.

Sign Up to Staff your Village Center

Faculty members can also earn PGA credit joining the Village Program Planning (VPP) Team and volunteering to help create and staff Village events. Faculty who volunteer will commit to 18 hours per quarter to earn one unit of PGA. Hours are relatively flexible and will depend on the needs of each project. Full-time and part-time faculty who are eligible for step or column advancement may earn up to one (1) "quarter unit" of PGA each quarter through this initiative. Classified Professionals should check with your supervisor to ask about serving students in your Village. Team members are required to participate in some onboarding training, which may be done simultaneously. For more information, contact one of our GP co-coordinators, Patty Guitron at guitronpatty@deanza.edu or Kim Palmore at palmorekim@deanza.edu.

Sign Up to Join the Program Planning Team

Villages and Community

Inspired by the well-known aphorism – “It takes a village” to support a student – the Villages initiative invites students to actively participate in a Village that corresponds to their Guided Pathways meta-major.

The six meta-majors were developed as part of the collegewide Guided Pathways project, which is led by an interdisciplinary core team with participation and input from a broad range of college constituencies. They were reviewed and approved through the shared governance process.

Drawing on De Anza’s success with Learning Communities, the six Villages are designed to provide focused academic engagement, student services and social support for students.

The Villages’ primary focus is on welcoming students, orienting them to their meta-majors and to the college, and building a sense of community through shared activities.

Welcome Day: Discover Your Village

The Office of Communications surveyed students, instructors and classified professionals to get their feedback on the event, which drew nearly 1,000 students on the Friday before fall classes began.

  • Most students said they found useful information about their Village and about departments, services or clubs
  • Students said they enjoyed meeting instructors and other students
  • While most students (nearly 80%) said they had enough time to accomplish what they wanted on Welcome Day, some said they wished they could have attended more sessions that were scheduled at overlapping times.

View More Survey Results:

Learn More About Villages

  • Please visit the Villages FAQs webpage for more information.
  • If you have questions or would like to get involved, please click this yellow button to open the online Villages Contact Form.

Villages Contact Form

Contact

Patty Guitron

Co-Coordinator

Kim Palmore

Co-Coordinator

Leah Riley

General Lead

Brian Malone

Village Lead

Donate!

You can help support Guided Pathways work at De Anza by donating through the Foothill-De Anza Foundation. Donations help fund projects that directly benefit students, not employee salaries. Use the foundation link to donate online or sign up for payroll deduction – even donating the cost of one lunch a month will help!


  • (Please check the box to designate your gift as "Other" and type "De Anza Guided Pathways" in the space provided)

  • (Please deliver the form to the Foothill-De Anza Foundation or email it to Robin Latta at lattarobin@fhda.edu.) 

Villages 

Program Maps

Each village has a set of program maps for the majors and goals available in its subject areas. These maps show which courses to take, quarter by quarter, to efficiently reach the goal of earning a degree, certificater or transfer in a particular major.

You'll find the maps posted on the list of all academic programs: Click the name of the subject or program and then click to view the "Degree Map" or "Transfer Map" for the subject you're interested in.

PROGRAM MAPS

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