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Diablo Valley College

  • B-
    Overall Grade
  • 2 Year
  • Pleasant Hill, CA
  • 927 reviews
B-
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Professors
    C+
  2. Value
    B-
  3. Diversity
    A-
  4. Safety
    B+
  5. Student Life
    A-
  6. Location
    B+
Diablo Valley is a public college located in Pleasant Hill, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 7,490 undergraduate students. The Diablo Valley acceptance rate is 100%. Popular majors include Liberal Arts and Humanities, Business, and Health Service Preparatory Studies. Graduating 48% of students, Diablo Valley alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $26,400.
About Diablo Valley College...
Athletic Division
CCCAA
Athletic Conference
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Address
321 Golf Club Rd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Branch of
Contra Costa Community Colleges
Website
dvc.edu
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Admissions

Acceptance Rate
100%
SAT Range
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ACT Range
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Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
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High School GPA
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Cost

Net Price
$7,055/ year
National
$15,523
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $4,421/ year
  • $30-48k
    $5,079/ year
  • $49-75k
    $7,481/ year
  • $76-110k
    $9,702/ year
  • $110k+
    $11,519/ year
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Academics

Professors
C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
26:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
82%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.115 responses
34%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.106 responses
68%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.104 responses

Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    597 Graduates
  • Business
    277 Graduates
  • Health Service Preparatory Studies
    201 Graduates
  • Computer Programming
    180 Graduates
  • Psychology
    165 Graduates
  • Child Care Provider
    141 Graduates
  • Police and Criminal Science
    101 Graduates
  • Natural Sciences
    93 Graduates
  • Economics
    73 Graduates
  • Communications
    67 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
7,490Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
14%
Pell Grant
21%
Varsity Athletes
4%
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After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$37,900/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
48%
National
49%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
79%
National
83%

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Great environment It's a really nice community college! The class and tuition fees are super low which allows you to take more classes with less money. Financial aid is always there to help and always have some sort of aid to hand out. The campus itself is super beautiful with new and modern-looking buildings and classrooms. There's a large pond in the middle of the campus where students like to hang out and study. All around the college, there are warm grass areas in the sun to chill between classes. The campus is right next to downtown pleasant hill where you can find the sunvalleey mall and tons and tons of stores and restaurants.
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It's a really nice community college! The class and tuition fees are super low which allows you to take more classes with less money. Financial aid is always there to help and always have some sort of aid to hand out. The campus itself is super beautiful with new and modern-looking buildings and classrooms. There's a large pond in the middle of the campus where students like to hang out and study. All around the college, there are warm grass areas in the sun to chill between classes. The campus is right next to downtown pleasant hill where you can find the sunvalleey mall and tons and tons of stores and restaurants.
Well, here we are, at the end of the semester and, it has actually been overall very eventful and surprisingly better than expected. I got to meet lots of different and unique people, learned lots of new things and got to experience and live the start of my college experience. My first semester of my freshman year has already definitely made an impression on myself. Entering college has given me a reality check on who I am and where I want to be in the future.
After surviving almost a full semester, I can proudly say that I am confident in myself and what I’ve accomplished thus far. I think DVC did what it’s supposed to do for every new student. It took me out of my comfort zone and taught me about new ways of life without making others and I feel like we have to change our existing ways of living. So in other words, good job DVC!