Diablo Valley College

Diablo Valley College is a two-year community college located in Pleasant Hill, CA. It is accessible to all, as the acceptance rate is 100%. It has a midsized student body with 7,745 full-time students enrolled. Diablo Valley undergraduates can choose from 75 possible majors across eight academic disciplines. The most routinely desired majors are Liberal Arts and Humanities, Business, and Health Service Preparatory Studies, which when consolidated represent 32% of students. It ranks third in California for its culinary arts program. Also, Diablo Valley is 20th in California for best community colleges. At full freight, tuition costs $1,377 a year, if your residence is in California. Otherwise, tuition could cost you up to $8,135. You should know that one third of Diablo Valley undergraduates acquire at least some financial aid. 50% of Diablo Valley College undergraduates graduate college and enter the next phase of their lives: their careers. A couple years after college, graduates earn a median wage of $27,800. After another four years of work experience, the graduate's median earnings grows 35.3% to $37,600; however, that is still 6.2% behind the national median wage. Applicants might also want to be informed that Diablo Valley doesn't have early decision. Furthermore, it has a teacher certification program, and the retention rate for part-time students is 57%. On the subject of finances, be aware that the average amount of aid awarded through Pell grants is $4,307. With regard for demographics, men make up 53% of the undergraduate population at Diablo Valley and the faculty is made up of 11% Latinx professors. Related to life on campus, Diablo Valley offers a smorgasbord of clubs and activities. In closing, six years after receiving their degrees, the highest-earning fourth of graduates earn $63,000 or more and around ten percent of alumni default on their student loans.