Diablo Valley College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Diablo Valley College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Pleasant Hill, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,312 for California residents and $10,320 for other students on average. It offers 171 degree programs through 84 Certificate, 87 Associate's programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, CA
Phone	925-685-1230
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,312 Out-of-State$10,320
Student Population »	17,228 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	49%
Transfer-out Rate	10%
Retention Rate	76% (Full-time) 49% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$3,890
Students to Faculty	25:1 (4.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$47,800

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,312 for California residents and $10,320 for out-of-state students at Diablo Valley College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($10,350) over public community colleges in California.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Diablo Valley College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,312	$10,320
Books & Supplies	$1,190
Off-Campus Living Costs	$30,330
Average Financial Aid	$3,890
Cost of Attendance	$32,832	$41,840
After Financial Aid	$28,942	$37,950
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$47,800

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
Diablo Valley College	$1,312	$10,320
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,672	$10,350
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Diablo Valley College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 84 Certificate, 87 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	84	87	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Architectural Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	51 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	159 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Special Education and Teaching	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chinese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Russian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	38 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	37 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	520 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

what is Library Science program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Library and Archives Assisting	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	87 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	50 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	184 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	45 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	173 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	56 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	94 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	46 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	40 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Photography	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Assisting/Assistant	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	61 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	253 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 17,228 students at Diablo Valley College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 8,103 male students and 9,020 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	17,123	5,934	11,189
Male Students	8,103	3,022	5,081
Female Students	9,020	2,912	6,108

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Diablo Valley College, there are 16,097 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 12,684 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,735 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,949 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	16,097
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	6,735
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,949
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,413