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Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
49%
Enrollment
17,228
peer median 17,333
Avg net price
$6,142
+$673 vs Community College
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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.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

45.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,708
$30–48k$5,636
$48–75k$8,867
$75–110k$11,491
$110k+$12,417

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,142
+$673vs Community College median $5,470
Pell recipients
58.1%
Federal loans
1.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs104
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,540 total
01Health Professions
28118.2%
02Business
24816.1%
03Computer Sciences
20313.2%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
16810.9%
05Social Sciences
16510.7%
06Psychology
16210.5%
07Communication
1087.0%
08Biological Sciences
815.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
815.3%
10Mathematics
432.8%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
17,228
12-mo unduplicated
24,627
Undergraduate
24,627
Graduate
21,016

Gender split

Men
48%11,763
Women
52%12,864

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
30.7%
White
29.5%
Asian
18.2%
Two or more
8.8%
Black
5.8%
Non-resident
4.3%
Unknown
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
254

Diablo Valley College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Diablo Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectDiablo Valley College
49%17,228$6,142Community College
Bergen Community College
11,720$9,376Community College
Blinn College District
18,095$17,225Community College
Cerritos College
21,859$693Community College
Chaffey College
22,460$5,743Community College
Citrus College
10,429$3,800Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
Community College of Philadelphia
12,926$13,306Community College
Community College of Rhode Island
12,275$5,240Community College
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
20,123$4,907Community College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
14,494$5,699Community College
El Camino Community College District
21,664$5,170Community College
El Paso Community College
25,567$4,154Community College
Fullerton College
19,521$8,090Community College
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
90.8%17,437$10,102Community College
Glendale Community College
12,075$7,461Community College
Grossmont College
14,440$2,755Community College
Long Beach City College
24,985$5,001Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
13,523$8,165Community College
Moorpark College
14,583$742Community College
Nassau Community College
12,301$5,736Community College
Orange Coast College
17,096$4,754Community College
Pasadena City College
24,597$3,123Community College
Riverside City College
21,730$4,026Community College
Santa Barbara City College
12,334$10,029Community College
Southwestern College
20,986$10,893Community College
Suffolk County Community College
19,973$4,882Community College
Tarrant County College District
43,928$6,073Community College
Wake Technical Community College
24,609$6,935Community College
Peer group median49%90.8%17,333$5,470

Documents & reports (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni (5)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Mo Charlo
    Athletics
  • Amit Elor
    Athletics
  • Koko Lahanas
  • Roy Lee
    Entrepreneurship
  • Timothy P. White
    Academia

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