Awards and Honors Articles
2024 Excellence Award Winners
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
![Four members of the De Anza College community will be honored in March with Excellence Awards from the national League for Innovation in the Community College. They were selected for their outstanding service to the college and its students.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2024/images/Excellence%20Awards_Plain.jpeg)
Four members of the De Anza College community will be honored in March with Excellence Awards from the national League for Innovation in the Community College. They were selected for their outstanding service to the college and its students.
Learn MoreDe Anza Named in Top 150
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
![De Anza has again been named one of the nation's top 150 community colleges by the prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, which has invited De Anza to enter a $1 million prize competition for colleges with outstanding performance in teaching, learning, equity and other factors.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2023/images/Aspen-2025-crop.png)
De Anza has again been named one of the nation's top 150 community colleges by the prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, which has invited De Anza to enter a $1 million prize competition for colleges with outstanding performance in teaching, learning, equity and other factors.
Learn MoreLeague for Innovation Excellence Awards
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
![Claudia Guzman, Dave Capitolo and Moaty Fayek](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2022/images/Excellence%20Awards_Plain.jpeg)
Three members of the De Anza College community will be honored this month with Excellence Awards from the national League for Innovation in the Community College. The recipients were selected for their outstanding service to the college.
Learn MoreTops in Transfer - And in ADTs!
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022
![](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2022/images/2022%20Champions%20Seals_Excellence%20In%20Transfer.png)
De Anza has been named a "Champion of Higher Education" for its success in expanding transfer opportunities for a growing number of students earning associate degrees for transfer, which guarantee admission to the CSU system.
Learn More2021-2022 Excellence Awards
Published: Monday, February 28th, 2022
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Four members of the De Anza community will be honored this week with Excellence Awards from the national League for Innovation in the Community College. The recipients were selected in recognition of their outstanding service to the students of De Anza College.
Learn MoreOnline Ed Center Earns Innovation Honors
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
![Online Ed Center staff members in different scenes](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2020/images/Heidi_King_Zoom_Selfie.jpg)
De Anza's Online Education Center has won national recognition for developing two comprehensive resource hubs for students and faculty members, providing extensive tools to assist with the transition to online this spring.
Learn MoreInstructor Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
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English instructor Francesca Caparas has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to spend next year teaching and conducting research in the Philippines.
Learn MoreExcellence Award Winners Honored
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
![League for Innovation Excellence award winners](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2020/images/Excellence%20Awards_Plain.jpg)
The winners of this year's League for Innovation Excellence Awards are all familiar faces on De Anza's campus, with well-deserved reputations for going out of their way to support students, help others and make the college a better place.
Learn MoreStudent Film Selected for Cinequest
Published: Monday, February 24th, 2020
![A short animated film by Film/TV student Nick Ybarra has been selected for showing at this year's Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival, which showcases outstanding work from around the world.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2020/images/SmokeMonkey-thumb.jpg)
A short animated film by Film/TV student Nick Ybarra has been selected for showing at this year's Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival, which showcases outstanding work from around the world.
Learn MoreCollege Honored for Sustainability Programs
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
![De Anza College has been named a 2019 Sustainability Champion in recognition of the college’s extensive efforts to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and prevent pollution.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2019/images/CREST-logo-2.png)
De Anza College has been named a 2019 Sustainability Champion in recognition of the college’s extensive efforts to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and prevent pollution.
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