DVC (Diablo Valley College) is a two-year community college located in Pleasant Hill, California, approximately 37 minutes from San Francisco.
DVC offers the first two years of the American Bachelor Degree. After completing two years at DVC students may transfer into the 3rd year of a four year university. DVC is consistently number 1 in transferring students to UC Berkeley.
DVC offers Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAG’s) that guarantee international students admission into UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz. DVC also has transfer agreements to all the California State Universities, such as San Jose State and San Francisco State University.
DVC has a simple admission procedure. You must be a high school graduate and be or be at least 18 years old. There is no entrance exam, such as the SAT, but international students need to have a good level of English (500 TOEFL, 61 Ibt or 5.5 IELTS). Our English language center, IEC @ DVC, provides direct entry into DVC without having to take the TOEFL. www.iec-dvc.org DVC’s tuition fees are among the lowest in the USA.
DVC has over 12,000 full time students(1,400 international).
Areas of excellence : Transfers to top ranked universities in California and the rest of the US.
4 reasons to study with us:
Excellent Academics and Transfer Guarantees
Excellent Services
Excellent Value
Excellent Location
PROGRAMS & COURSES:
Business Engineering
Computer Studies
Digital Design
Architecture
Film
Drama
Culinary Arts
Accomodation :
Homestay and Shared Apartments
Average number of students: 12,000 (1,400 international)
Courses begin:
- Fall Semester (middle of August)
- Spring Semester (middle of January)
Fees : DVC’s tuition fees are among the lowest in the USA. As an international student the tuition fee is only $ 5,544 for a full-time student (24 units) per academic year.
Accreditations : As an international student the tuition fee is only $ 5,544 for a full-time student (24 units) per academic year.