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Diablo Valley College

Diablo Valley College Overview

Located in Pleasant Hill, California, Diablo Valley College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Pleasant Hill makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Diablo Valley College Known For?

3,577 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at Diablo Valley is the undergraduate certificate.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 40% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Diablo Valley with a bachelor's degree make about $51,378 a year. That's 26% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Diablo Valley College?

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Contact details for Diablo Valley are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: 925-685-1230
Website: www.dvc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Diablo Valley?

You can apply to Diablo Valley online at: https://www.dvc.edu/future/steps/index.html

Diablo Valley College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

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Diablo Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,709 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,693 undergraduate students at Diablo Valley, with 6,709 being full-time and 11,984 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 6,709 full-time undergraduates at Diablo Valley, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Diablo Valley College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,197
Black or African American 232
Hispanic or Latino 1,647
White 1,790
International Students 406
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,437

Over 90 countries are represented at Diablo Valley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Indonesia.

Diablo Valley College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 7 520 527
Computer Programming 157 159 0 316
Health Sciences & Services 74 240 0 314
Business Administration & Management 44 253 0 297
Human Development & Family Studies 126 38 31 195
Biological & Physical Science 0 184 0 184
General Psychology 0 173 2 175
Criminal Justice & Corrections 53 56 0 109
Economics 0 94 0 94
General Biology 0 87 0 87
Data Entry 58 22 0 80
General Business/Commerce 16 61 0 77
Chemistry 72 0 0 72
Health & Physical Education 4 56 5 65
Communication & Media Studies 5 51 0 56
Mathematics 0 50 0 50
Accounting 30 19 0 49
Dental Support Services 0 31 17 48
Computer Information Systems 21 25 0 46
Political Science & Government 0 46 0 46
Graphic Communications 1 19 21 41
Sociology 0 40 0 40
General English Literature 0 37 0 37
Mental & Social Health Services 8 17 11 36
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 1 32 2 35
East Asian Languages 17 18 0 35
General Sales & Marketing 32 0 0 32
Fine & Studio Arts 6 25 0 31
Design & Applied Arts 0 21 9 30
Drama & Theater Arts 3 24 1 28
Architectural Sciences & Technology 11 14 0 25
History 0 25 0 25
Romance Languages 9 10 0 19
Physics 0 19 0 19
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 12 6 0 18
Culinary Arts 8 6 4 18
Geography & Cartography 12 4 1 17
Audiovisual Communications 7 7 0 14
Building Management & Inspection 2 7 5 14
Security Science and Technology 14 0 0 14
Anthropology 0 14 0 14
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 6 7 0 13
General Engineering 0 13 0 13
Horticulture 12 0 0 12
Library & Archives Assisting 6 5 0 11
Real Estate 10 0 0 10
Ethnic Studies 0 9 0 9
Natural Resources Conservation 0 8 0 8
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 8 0 8
Philosophy 2 5 0 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 3 1 3 7
Entrepreneurial Studies 6 0 0 6
Special Education 2 1 3 6
Music 0 6 0 6
Hospitality Management 0 5 0 5
Computer Software & Applications 0 3 2 5
Industrial Production Technology 4 1 0 5
Journalism 0 4 0 4
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 3 0 3
Agricultural Production 0 2 0 2
Allied Health Professions 0 2 0 2
Dance 0 2 0 2
Computer Systems Networking 0 1 0 1
Germanic Languages 0 1 0 1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 1 0 1
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 1 0 1
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 0 0 0
Energy Systems Technologies 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 854 2,086 637 3,577

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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