Diablo Valley College

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.

Campus Location

321 Golf Club Rd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
USA
Main Tel: (925) 685-1230
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in liberal arts, therapy and counseling, media, music, family and social work, security and law enforcement, 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.

Other important characteristics:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	617	23
< 1 year certificate	315	36
1-2 year certificate	137	16
2-4 year degree	27	50

Students

Student enrollment was 19,768 in 2007-2008 (12,739 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 570
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 5,415
Books and supplies	$ 1,566

Financial Aid: Diablo Valley College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Diablo Valley College:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	17,499
2	Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa, CA	24,424
3	Moorpark College	Moorpark, CA	14,495
4	San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton, CA	18,668
5	Reedley College	Reedley, CA	12,158
6	Ventura College	Ventura, CA	12,603
7	Sierra College	Rocklin, CA	18,859
8	Santa Monica College	Santa Monica, CA	28,958
9	Santiago Canyon College	Orange, CA	14,085
10	Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara, CA	21,632

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		210
Without tenure; working toward tenure		46
Without tenure; tenure not available		24

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

Architectural Technology/Technician

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (61 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
Retailing and Retail Operations
Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

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

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (8 awarded)

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

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (56 awarded)

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

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (101 awarded)

Child Development
Family Systems
Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (7 awarded)

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LIBERAL ARTS (594 awarded)

Chinese Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Geography
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Assistant/Technician
Russian Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (4 awarded)

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (31 awarded)

Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (66 awarded)

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

MUSIC (25 awarded)

Music Management and Merchandising

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

Real Estate

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (44 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (36 awarded)

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling