Diablo Valley College
Diablo Valley College at a Glance
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About Diablo Valley College
According to Wikipedia, Diablo Valley College 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.
Diablo Valley College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 76% | 55% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Diablo Valley College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,128 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Diablo Valley College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Diablo Valley College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,684 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Diablo Valley College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 24,627 | 24,627 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Diablo Valley College?
Diablo Valley College is located at 321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
How Safe is Diablo Valley College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Diablo Valley College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Diablo Valley College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Pleasant Hill has a violent crime rate of 0.24% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.05%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Diablo Valley College Known For?
Diablo Valley College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Mathematics
- Earth Sciences
- Sociology
- Computer Science
- Communications
- Chemistry
- History
- Criminal Justice
- Literature
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Anthropology
- Physics
- Philosophy
- Business
- Medical
- Biology
- Education
- Economics
- Political Science
Diablo Valley College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Diablo Valley College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Diablo Valley College ranks #649 in the U.S. and #1559 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #848 in the U.S. and #3348 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1048 in the U.S. and #3879 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1168 in the U.S. and #3850 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1232 in the U.S. and #5265 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1254 in the U.S. and #4730 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1272 in the U.S. and #5173 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1297 in the U.S. and #4165 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1327 in the U.S. and #2588 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1350 in the U.S. and #4103 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1545 in the U.S. and #7799 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1546 in the U.S. and #4072 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1633 in the U.S. and #4760 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1637 in the U.S. and #5956 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1676 in the U.S. and #5621 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1737 in the U.S. and #6286 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #1897 in the U.S. and #6536 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #2021 in the U.S. and #8134 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #2238 in the U.S. and #8347 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #2316 in the U.S. and #9397 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesDiablo Valley College ranks #2738 in the U.S. and #11403 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesWho Are Diablo Valley College's Most Influential Alumni?
Diablo Valley College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Mathematics. Here are some of Diablo Valley College's most famous alumni:
- Timothy P. White
- A Chancellor, University of California, Riverside.
- Evan Wallach
- A Federal Judge.
- Daniel James Brown
- An American author.
- Willie McGee
- A Baseball player.
- Katharine Ross
- An Actor and author.
- George Miller
- An American politician .
- Kyle Gass
- An American musician.
- David Walden
- An American computer scientist.
- Doug Davis
- An American baseball player.
