Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a two-year community college located in Pleasant Hill in Contra Costa County, California. In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ... Pleasant Hill is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Location of Contra Costa County within California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

The college is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along with Contra Costa College and Los Medanos College), and was first opened in 1949. Current enrollment is 26,000 students and it has 300 full-time and 370 part-time instructors. Contra Costa College, in San Pablo, California, is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. ... Los Medanos College is a two-year community college located in Pittsburg in Contra Costa County, California. ...

Diablo Valley College has a well-regarded academic reputation, and is a popular choice for students to complete lower-division college requirements for oft-times overcrowded universities: DVC is ranked number one in transfers to four-year institutions in the state, ahead of all other California community colleges. DVC also offers a variety of occupational specialties, including hotel/restaurant management, culinary arts, dental technology, and real estate.

DVC has some excellent and veteran faculty members. Ted Wieden, a full time instructor and former chair of the Physical Science Department, has been teaching at the school for about 25 years.

DVC has satellite centers in San Ramon and Walnut Creek and also offers classes in other facilities in Concord, Martinez, Danville, and San Ramon. San Ramon is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Looking east across Walnut Creek. ... Concord is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,780. ... Martinez is the county seat of Contra Costa County, California. ... Danville is a city located in a part of Contra Costa County, California called the San Ramon Valley, United States. ...

The college officially began in 1949, and was then called East Contra Costa Junior College. The college moved to its permanent campus in 1952, and changed its name to Diablo Valley College in 1958.

External link

• Official webpage.
• DVC Social Scene.