Library Science at Diablo Valley College

If you plan to study library science, 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 has a total student population of 18,693.

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

Diablo Valley Library Science Degrees Available

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

Diablo Valley Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Library Science Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of library science associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in library science only graduates about 17% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% 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 library science graduates 37% 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 library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Library Science

If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Diablo Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Archives Assisting	6

Education

Careers That Library Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in library 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Library Technicians	10,180	$45,750
Librarians	8,560	$81,580
Archivists	380	$72,240
Library Science Professors	240	$99,110

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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