Health Professions at Diablo Valley College

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Diablo Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Diablo Valley Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Diablo Valley College.

Diablo Valley Health Professions Associate’s Program

76% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Diablo Valley College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	79
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Diablo Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Sciences & Services	272
Dental Support Services	23
Mental & Social Health Services	7

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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