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Diablo Valley College is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. It officially began in 1949, in some of the most unlikely sites: high schools, banks, churches, even an old army camp. Called East Contra Costa Junior College, they moved to their present site in 1952, in ten steel buildings acquired from the government for $45 each. The cornerstone for the first permanent building was laid in 1953, and the name Diablo Valley College was adopted in 1958.

Today, Diablo Valley College, a publicly supported, comprehensive community college, prepares students to engage in advanced studies through transfer to fouryear programs, equips them to become skilled and current in their respective professions, and provides courses and programs that promote lifelong learning.
DVC defines its students, both matriculated and prospective, as individuals who show interest in and ability to benefit from a college education. The college’s open admissions policy is grounded in the belief that opportunity and quality can coexist in a diverse educational environment.

Campus type
Normal

Carnegie
Associate’s—Public Suburban-serving Multicampus

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