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2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Diablo Valley College (DVC) is $1,312 for California residents and $9,012 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($9,880) of 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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,312	$9,012
Books & Supplies	$1,190
Off-Campus Living Costs	$30,330
Average Financial Aid	$3,529
Cost of Attendance	$32,832	$40,532
After Financial Aid	$29,303	$37,003
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$47,800

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
Diablo Valley College	$1,312	$9,012
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,615	$9,880
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

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

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	26	86	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means 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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Architectural Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	70 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	142 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Special Education and Teaching	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Chinese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Russian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	559 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Library and Archives Assisting	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	119 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	52 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	201 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	52 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	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	219 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	76 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	131 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	53 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	45 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Photography	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Assisting/Assistant	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	3 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	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	63 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	248 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
History	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 16,097 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

School Profile and 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 $9,012 for other students on average. It offers 165 degree programs through 26 Certificate, 86 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $47,800.

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$9,012
Student Population »	16,097 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	46%
Transfer-out Rate	8%
Retention Rate	80% (Full-time) 47% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$3,529
Students to Faculty	24:1 (4.17%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$47,800

Diablo Valley College

A Community College in Pleasant Hill, California

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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