Welcome to Victor Valley College's Workforce Development Department. Our mission is to develop our community and future workforce by serving the diverse and changing needs of our community. We accomplish this by offering various departmental services such as apprenticeships, contract and community education, justice-involved education, employer engagement, and job development in collaboration with our college and industry partners. We also create customized trainings and educational offerings that meet the needs of our community, local industry and community-based partners.
Our Department Services
Click on one of the highlighted services listed below to learn more.
Contact Us
Please contact our staff directly to learn more about partnerships, customized trainings, apprenticeships, incumbent worker programs, and more. Office Visits: We are open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00pm Bldg 80 Room 03. We are generally closed during most major National Holidays.
Our Team
- Frank Castaños | Executive Director of Instruction | Workforce Development Department
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2152 | Email: Frank.Castanos@vvc.edu
- Pandora Oldfield | Admin Assistant of Workforce Development Department
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2156 | Email: Pandora.Oldfield@vvc.edu
- Yolanda Carranza | Office Assistant of Workforce Development Department
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2356 | Email: Yolanda.Carranza@vvc.edu
- Lizette Ramirez | Counselor of Justice Involved Education
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2139 | Email: Lizette.Ramirez@vvc.edu
- Dave Nunez | Program Manager of Grants & Apprenticeships
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2243 | Email: David.Nunez@vvc.edu
- De'Onna Berry | Program Manager of Community Education
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2539 | Email: DeOnna.Berry@vvc.edu
- Charlotte Allen | Manager, Regional Employer Engagement
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2936 | Email: Charlotte.Allen@vvc.edu
- Aubrey Berry | Program Manager of Justice-Involved Education
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2134 | Email: Aubrey.Berry@vvc.edu
- Fernando Chavez | Admin Assistant of Justice-Involved Education
Phone: (760)245-4271 ext. 2135 | Email: Fernando.Chavez@vvc.edu
- Yusef Pierce | Rising Scholars Representative of Justice-Involved Education
Phone: (760)245-4271 | Email: Yusef.Pierce@vvc.edu