Health Sciences & Services at Diablo Valley College

Every health sciences & services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Diablo Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Diablo Valley Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

77% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% 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 science graduates 18% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	64
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Diablo Valley College. 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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	272

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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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