Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, California · Public · Predominantly associate's · Suburb: Large

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $710. 55% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $56,684 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $10,500.

Average net price
$710
per year Verified data
Completion rate
55%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$56,684
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$10,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$1,128
Out-of-state tuition and fees$9,216
Average cost of attendance$10,218
Books and supplies$1,278
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$710
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$630
Average net price, family income over $110,000$7,299

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
15,358
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
21%
Student to faculty ratio
25 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time55%
Completion within normal time34%
First-year retention (full-time)76%
Median federal debt, graduates$10,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$119
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$16,718
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry64%
1 year after completion$41,997
4 years after completion$50,569
6 years after entry$47,266
8 years after entry$52,186
10 years after entry$56,684
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $56,684; the middle half earned $29,786 to $87,254. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Diablo Valley College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

147 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (62)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
46Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
56Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · Some credentials fully online
172Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
76Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
CIP 11.06 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Processing
CIP 11.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.17
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · All credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
91Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
157Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
590$37,924$7,500
Library and Archives Assisting
CIP 25.03 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
CIP 46.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (85)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
168Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
81Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
181$36,911$7,500
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
48Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
73Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online
153Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
40Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
CIP 11.06 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Processing
CIP 11.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
30Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
90Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.17
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
CIP 23.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
234Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health-Related Knowledge and Skills
CIP 34.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
0$34,949$10,500
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
30Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Leisure and Recreational Activities
CIP 36.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacy$11,000
Library and Archives Assisting
CIP 25.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
43Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
CIP 46.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
162Suppressed for privacy$6,812
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
32Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 113634, OPEID 001191. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.