Audrey Yamagata-Noji

Audrey Yamagata-Noji

Vice President, Student Services, Mt. San Antonio College
1974, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, CSULB
1975, Master of Science, Counseling, CSULB
1987, Ph.D., Education, The Claremont Graduate University

Throughout her career as a college educator and administrator, Audrey Yamagata-Noji has strived to give all students “an equitable opportunity to attend and graduate from college.”  In her current role as Vice President of Student Services at Mt. San Antonio College, Yamagata-Noji has focused on reaching out to low-income and first-generation students, foster youth, veterans, Latino, African American and Asian Pacific Islander students.  Mt. SAC now offers a slate of innovative student-success programs and has the distinction of being home to one of the country’s first community college-based “Dream” centers, the highly successful Bridge Program and the Minority Male Initiative.

She is a founding member and current president of Asian and Pacific Americans in Higher Education and a co-facilitator of the Leadership Development Program in Higher Education, which strives to enhance the professional development of Asian and Pacific Islanders working in higher education. Over a period of 25 years, Yamagata-Noji also served six terms, including one numerous years as president, on the board of the Santa Ana Unified School District. 

Yamagata-Noji is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the prestigious Dr. John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award, which is presented by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges in recognition of outstanding contributions to community diversity and equality.