Diablo Valley College is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. The main campus is located off Interstate 680 in Pleasanton, California and twenty miles east of UC Berkeley. DVC has satellite centers in San Ramon and Walnut Creek and also offers classes in other facilities in Concord, Martinez and Danville. The college 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. The cornerstone for the first permanent building was laid in 1953, and the name Diablo Valley College was adopted in 1958. More than 2600 courses are offered in more than 57 occupational specialties. DVC is located in PleasantonPleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, CA, and has a total enrollment of about 22,000. The programs lead to Associate of Arts or associate of Science degrees.
Location:
321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill California 94523
Telephone
510-685-1230
Other Education nearby:
(Oakland) Acad of Chinese Culture & Health Science
(San Francisco) Academy of Art University
(San Francisco) Alexander Training Inst. of San Francisc
(Berkeley) American Baptist Seminary of the West
(San Francisco) American College of Chinese Medicine
(San Francisco) American Conservatory Theater
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01/10 Coming to The Pleasant Hill area
Arden Fair Sacramento CA March30-April18 Open the doors to Arden Fair and step inside. Here you'll find contemporary fashions, jewelry, accessories and brand name merchandise at over 165 specialty stores, plus Nordstrom's, Macy's, Sears, and JC Penney. Arden Fair also has a number of terrific restaurants, everything from fast food to fine dining. And it's completely enclosed, so it's always a comfortable 70 degrees inside no matter what it's like outside.
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
Oakland Greek Festival Oakland CA May17-19 Wonderful aromas of Souklavia and Loukoumades waft through the air and the sounds of traditional Greek music and shouts of OPA! resonate in the hills of Oakland.
California Exposition & State Fair Sacramento CA June12-28 The Cal Expo is the site of the California State Fair. All year Satellite Wagering, Waterworld USA, Paradise Island Fun Center and an RV Park are just a few of the features of the Cal Expo.The first State Fair was held in 1854 in San Francisco at the old Music Hall. The fair offered premiums (prizes) for its competitions and included such agricultural exhibits such as 2-inch-long peanuts, 72-pound beets and a 10-pound carrot that was longer than 3 feet. Horseracing was part of that first fair and has continued to be a part of the fair ever since.
Bach Festival Carmel CA July13-27 Multiple performances of works by Bach.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
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