Student Population at DVC
Total Enrollment
17,228 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
17,228
Online Enrollment
5,536
Men Students
8,356
Women Students
8,872
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 17,228 students have enrolled at Diablo Valley College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 8,356 male and 8,872 female students are attending Diablo Valley College. By attendance status, there are 6,303 full-time students and 10,925 part-time students.
The number of students at Diablo Valley College is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cabrillo College and Cerritos College, its population is large (average population is 14,069).
Diablo Valley College offers online degree/certificate programs and 5,536 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares DVC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
DVC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 14,069 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California average (11,761 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Diablo Valley College | 17,228 | 17,228 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 14,069 | 14,069 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges | 5,796 | 5,801 |
| 2-4 Years Colleges | 3,035 | 3,125 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California | 11,761 | 11,761 |
The below chart compares the student population between Diablo Valley College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 8,356 male and 8,872 female students attending DVC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.94 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at DVC.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17,228 | 6,303 | 10,925 |
| Men | 8,356 | 3,277 | 5,079 |
| Women | 8,872 | 3,026 | 5,846 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 5,373 Hispanic students (31.19%) and 4,879 White students (28.32%) at Diablo Valley College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Diablo Valley College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Asian | 3,328 | 1,650 | 1,678 |
| Black or African American | 1,154 | 534 | 620 |
| Hispanic | 5,373 | 2,384 | 2,989 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 64 | 28 | 36 |
| White | 4,879 | 2,501 | 2,378 |
| Two or More Races | 1,516 | 759 | 757 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 278 | 150 | 128 |
| Total | 17,228 | 8,356 | 8,872 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 12,079 students whose age under twenty five and 3,361 students whose age is over thirty years old at Diablo Valley College.
Especially, 1,280 students are younger than eighteen and 155 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Diablo Valley College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17,228 | 8,356 | 8,872 |
| Under 18 | 1,280 | 576 | 704 |
| 18-19 | 5,144 | 2,706 | 2,438 |
| 20-21 | 3,365 | 1,798 | 1,567 |
| 22-24 | 2,290 | 1,177 | 1,113 |
| 25-29 | 1,788 | 858 | 930 |
| 30-34 | 1,065 | 442 | 623 |
| 35-39 | 722 | 271 | 451 |
| 40-49 | 846 | 298 | 548 |
| 50-64 | 573 | 164 | 409 |
| 65 and over | 155 | 66 | 89 |
| Total | 17,228 | 8,356 | 8,872 |
Online Student Population
At Diablo Valley College, 11,933 students (69.27% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,536 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 5,341 students live in California where Diablo Valley College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 17,228 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 5,536 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 6,397 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 5,295 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 5,536 |
| California Residents | 5,341 |
| Other State in U.S. | 0 |
| Outside of U.S. | 58 |
| Unknown | 137 |
