We believe that all who work and study at De Anza College are committed to the shared goal of creating a quality experience for every student.
In part, determining if a student has had, or is having, a quality learning experience
is measured by student access and achievement. Thus, using the philosophy and approach
of social justice and multicultural education we determine student equity through
rigorous ongoing accountable processes that will work toward ensuring equity in all measurements
of student access and achievement across lines of gender, racial identity, ethnicity
and disability. Specifically, the college must increase transfer rates and degree and certificate
awards, improve access, course completion, course retention and persistence, and,
importantly, equalize student success rates by gender, race, ethnicity and disability.
In addition, securing an equitable learning experience, as well as measurable student
access and achievement outcomes is met by the goal of creating a fully inclusive community.
Thus, to this end, the Equity Office works to enhance the ability of faculty, classified
professionals and administrators to support and guide in culturally responsive ways
each other and the students we serve.
More information about student equity is available in “De Anza 2005: Pathways to Student
Equity: Achieving the Goals of the Educational Master Plan,” available in the De Anza
College Equity Office.
Our Campus Partners
- Equity Advisory Council
- Intercultural/International Studies Division
- Office of Staff and Organizational Development
- Vasconcellos Institute of Democracy in Action (VIDA)
Individuality of expression is the beginning and end of all art.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet and playwright, 1749-1832
Nothing is worse than active ignorance.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do better.