Silicon Valley community college courts older adults as it seeks to stem enrollment decline

IT’S NEVER TOO late to go back to school, and one Silicon Valley community college district wants to welcome older adults as it looks to fill its student ranks.

The West Valley-Mission Community College District is releasing a survey in May to garner ideas on how to make higher education age-friendly. Advocates said increasing education access for seniors — categorized as people 65 and older — is a long-term solution to address declining enrollment in community colleges, while also serving the region’s oldest residents.