- At a Glance
School Type
State and locally supported, Coed
Setting
Suburban 100-acre campus with easy access to San Francisco
Degrees Offered
Certificates and Associate
Entrance Difficulty
Noncompetitive
Application Deadlines
8/15 (freshmen), rolling (transfers)
- Admissions
Applying
Options: early admission
Recommended: high school transcript
Application deadline: rolling (transfers)
- Cost and Financial Aid
Costs (2010-11)
Tuition: State resident $0 full-time; nonresident $4440 full-time, $185 per unit part-time
Required fees: $634 full-time, $26 per unit part-time
Financial Aid
Financial aid deadline: 5/23
- Majors and Degrees
Degrees Offered
Certificates and Associate
Majors
English Language And Literature/Letters
English
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
Humanities; Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
Physical Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Psychology
Psychology
Social Sciences
Geography; Political Science and Government
- Student Body
Undergraduate Student Population
22,567 undergraduate students, 52% women, 48% men, 5% African American, 15% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 12% Hispanic American, 0.6% Native American
International Population
representing 68 other countries
- Campus Life
Housing: College housing not available
Activities: Drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, choral group
Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols
Student services: Women's center
Academic Programs
Special study options: Academic remediation for entering students, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, cooperative education, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC: Air Force (c)
School Calendar: Semesters
- Faculty
Total: 805
Full-time: 32% full-time
Student/faculty ratio: 17:1
- Athletics
Nonscholarship sports
Basketball, cross-country running, football (m), soccer (w), softball (w), swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball (w), water polo
Intercollegiate sports
Basketball M/W, cross-country running M/W, football M, soccer W, softball W, swimming and diving M/W, tennis M/W, track and field M/W, volleyball W, water polo M/W
- School Facilities
Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name: Diablo Valley College Library
Collection: 88,286 titles; 298 serial subscriptions;
