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Health & Physical Education at Diablo Valley College

Health & Physical Education at Diablo Valley College

If you are interested in studying health & physical education, you may want to check out the program at Diablo Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Phys Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Phys Ed (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Diablo Valley Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

64% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed 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 phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 70
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 16
Sports Management 1

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed 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
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 2,030 $114,220
Athletic Trainers 1,240 $58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1,060 $125,160

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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