Design & Applied Arts at Diablo Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a design school? To help you decide if Diablo Valley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design program.

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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design

Diablo Valley Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

62% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of design associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% 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 design graduates 9% 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 design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Graphic Design	9

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Interior Designers	8,460	$68,440
Art Directors	7,620	$127,630

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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