Diablo Valley College
Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a public community college with campuses in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon in Contra Costa County, California. DVC is one of three public community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. It opened in 1949. DVC has more than 22,000 students and 300 full-time and 370 part-time instructors.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $11,001
- Undergraduate enrollment: 24,627
- Graduation rate (150%): 49%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 31%
- Student to faculty ratio: 25:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $51,378
- Median earnings (8 years): $45,663
- Median earnings (6 years): $38,306
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Pleasant Hill, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Diablo Valley College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Health Services, Business Administration and Management.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (590 bachelor's)
- Health Services (325 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (227 associate)
- Computer Programming (325 bachelor's)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (168 associate)
- Psychology (162 associate)
- Child Care Provider (182 bachelor's)
- Economics (90 associate)
- Biology (81 associate)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (73 associate)
Degree mix: Business 26%, Engineering 0%, Computer Science 31%, Health 24%, Biological Sciences 4%, Psychology 9%, Communication 7%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Diablo Valley College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,411 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $6,411
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $7,103
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $10,390
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $12,846
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $6,953
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,312
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $10,320
- Books and supplies: $1,220
- Off-campus room and board: $23,238
- Off-campus with family: $7,686
- Typical cost of attendance: $16,774
- Sticker vs net gap: 34%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 18%
- Federal loan recipients: 100%
- Average institutional grant: $2,383
- Average federal loan: $8,025
- Median debt at graduation: $10,021
Admissions
Diablo Valley College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 24,627
- Women: 52%
- Part-time undergraduates: 59%
- Age 25 and older: 30%
- Graduation rate: 49%
- Come back after freshman year: 76%
- First-generation: 45%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 75%
- Student to faculty: 25:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Diablo Valley College acceptance rate? Diablo Valley College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Diablo Valley College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,411 a year after aid. Average net price is $11,001.
What majors does Diablo Valley College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Health Services, Business Administration and Management, Computer Programming, Biological and Physical Sciences.
What is the average salary after Diablo Valley College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $51,378 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Diablo Valley College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 31% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 49%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Diablo Valley College official site: https://www.dvc.edu.