Diablo Valley College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Diablo Valley College, or DVC, was established in 1949 as East Contra Costa Junior College. The college adopted its present name in 1958. DVC is part of the Contra Costa Community College District and has satellite centers in Walnut Creek and San Ramon. The college includes several academic departments headed by deans. Some of the departments of DVC are administration of justice, biology, computer information systems, and hotel and restaurant management.

The athlete teams of DVC are known as the Vikings. The men’s teams include baseball, cross-country, swimming, basketball, football, water polo and tennis. The women’s teams include basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, cross-country, tennis, swimming, and water polo.

DVC has a number of student organizations including the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Club, Black Student Union, Dramatic Society, English Football/Soccer Club, International Full Gospel Club, Phi Beta Lambda, International Students Club, and Logical Thinking Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, security and law enforcement, family and social work, nutrition and exercise therapy, media, and cooking and culinary arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 21,205 in 2009-2010 (13,006 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (72 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• System Administration/Administrator

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (4 awarded)

• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (51 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (4 awarded)

• Health Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (5 awarded)

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (100 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Community Services
• Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LIBERAL ARTS (580 awarded)

• Chinese Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Assistant/Technician
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (37 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (62 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Real Estate

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (90 awarded)

• Corrections
• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling