Diversity at San Joaquin Valley College

Diverse employees at San Joaquin Valley College score the company 74/100 across various culture categories, placing San Joaquin Valley College in the top 30% of companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at San Joaquin Valley College across various culture dimensions.

Diversity and Inclusion at San Joaquin Valley College

We launched a 4-year project to identify SJVC’s core values and ‘diversity’ surfaced as an essential piece of our identity. It’s what makes us tick. Many of our students are minorities, so diversity is in our DNA.

At SJVC we have a diversity, equity, and inclusion committee that serves as an Advisory Board to our campuses and organization. This committee surveys engages and educates various groups within the college. They serve as a great resource to our employees and students. Everyone affiliated with the college is a big part of the ‘voice’ that gets out there. The committee works with leadership at campuses where they discuss the importance of diversity on campus and learn how to better educate on issues that affect a minority group. We learn how we are meeting that standard as a college through shared feedback. Each campus has its own committee extension that represents the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and steers information and activities of support.

While we won’t have every (LGBTQ) student participating in a committee or group like this, having this representation is important because it saves lives – both literally and in their sense of self. Each campus provides an atmosphere where it is safe for students and staff to talk about their particular issues. For example, SJVC’s Vice President of Enrollment and Graduate Services, Anthony Romo, oversees the leadership of the Admissions, Financial Services, and Career Services departments for the college. As a gay man, Anthony also influences positive communication and effective support systems for all students, with pointed consideration for those in the LGBTQ community.