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Health Sciences & Services at Diablo Valley College

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Diablo Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Diablo Valley Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Diablo Valley College.

Diablo Valley Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

77% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Diablo Valley College with a associate's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 52
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 87
White 87
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Diablo Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 272

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers 6,160 $49,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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