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Diablo Valley was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Diablo Valley College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Diablo Valley College, the student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Diablo Valley College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Diablo Valley College has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 18,693 undergraduates at Diablo Valley with 6,709 being full-time and 11,984 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,483 | $5,801 | $7,996 | $9,867 | $8,528 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Diablo Valley, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
See which majors at Diablo Valley College make the most money.
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Contact details for Diablo Valley are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 |
| Phone: | 925-685-1230 |
| Website: | https://www.dvc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 570 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 403 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 327 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 306 | NA |
| General Psychology | 219 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 201 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 173 | NA |
| Economics | 131 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 129 | NA |
| General Biology | 119 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 12,684 students took at least one online class at Diablo Valley College. This is a decrease from the 15,420 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 12,684 | 6,735 |
| 2021-2022 | 15,420 | 11,703 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,768 | 1,796 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,809 | 2,452 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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