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Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA · Suburb · 15,358 students
4
Year
Public
Suburb
Large (10k+)
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
About

Diablo Valley College (DVC) in Pleasant Hill, California, is a premier community college best known as the top transfer feeder school to UC Berkeley and the broader University of California system. The college offers highly regarded academic programs, with particular strength in business administration, computer science, engineering, and biological sciences designed for seamless four-year degree progression. Its East Bay campus supports a diverse, academically ambitious student body that benefits from flexible scheduling, robust Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) programs, and active student organizations. DVC sets itself apart by delivering a university-caliber foundation and specialized transfer counseling at a fraction of the cost of a four-year institution.


Wikipedia:Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a public community college with campuses in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon in Contra Costa County, California. DVC is one of three public community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. It opened in 1949. DVC has more than 22,000 students and 300 full-time and 370 part-time instructors.

Location
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523 · Suburb campus
Nearest airport from college
OAK · Oakland
19 mi away
Cost
In-state COA
$16,774
Out-of-state COA
$25,782
Avg net price
$8,312
In-state tuition
$1,312
Out-of-state tuition
$10,320
Books & supplies
$1,220/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$6,411
$30–48k
$7,103
$48–75k
$10,390
$75–110k
$12,846
$110k+
$6,953
Admissions

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
47%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
59%
Transferred
13%
Still enrolled
1%
Dropped out / unknown
28%
Median earnings (6yr)
$38,306
Median earnings (10yr)
$51,378
Median debt
$10,021
Monthly loan payment
$106
Debt range (25th–75th)
$2,625$6,500
Debt (90th percentile)
$13,500
Student Body
Men 49%Women 51%
25
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
18%
First-generation
45%
Median family income
$16,778
Independent students
45%
Veterans
2%
Avg age at entry
24.0
Part-time students
59%
Race & ethnicity
White
29%
Hispanic
32%
Black
7%
Asian
18%
Two or more
9%
Non-resident
4%
Unknown
1%
Institutional
Endowment
$8M
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time
Full-time faculty
37%
Avg faculty salary
$11,323/mo
Instructional spend/student
$7,911
Federal loan rate
1%

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