by our College Data Analytics Team⚠️ VA Caution Flag. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has placed a caution flag on Diablo Valley College (Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning (Additional oversight is required to ensure a resolution of compliance issues)). Take extra care reviewing this school before using your benefits.
Before you enroll, it pays to find out how well a school supports students who have served in the military. That’s why we’ve put together this report that gives you the facts about Diablo Valley College veteran services to guide your decision.
To learn about GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon benefits, see: Diablo Valley College GI Bill® Information
What You’ll Find in Our Veterans Report on Diablo Valley:
When many veterans attend a school, its faculty and staff tend to be more experienced at meeting the needs of former service members. Per VA data, there are 179 GI Bill® students at Diablo Valley. As the school’s total enrollment is 14,734, about 1.2% of the student body is using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. For context, around three to four percent of American college students are veterans, per the Student Veterans of America.
This count covers every chapter of the GI Bill® — Post-9/11, Montgomery, Reserve Education Assistance, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. It excludes active-duty military personnel attending through Tuition Assistance, so the true military population may be larger. Veterans make up 1.7% of the student body at Diablo Valley, according to U.S. Department of Education figures.
Graduation and retention rates can tell you how well a school supports its veteran students through to a degree.
| Outcome | Veterans | All Students |
|---|---|---|
| Retention rate | 78.6% | — |
| Persistence rate | 89.3% | — |
| Transfer-out rate | 41.7% | — |
Source: the VA GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
Diablo Valley College participates in these federal veteran programs and offers the support below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| Eight Keys to Veterans’ Success | Yes |
What does this mean for you? The commitments tied to each program this school joined are listed below.
| Career and Vocational Support |
|---|
| Accommodate Military Service Members and Reservists absent due to service requirements. |
| Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the administration of federal student financial aid programs. |
**Diablo Valley College has a student veterans group on campus.**The school has a dedicated point of contact for veteran and military students. Visit veteran services.
Veterans with specialized military training may be able to earn college credit at Diablo Valley. Ask the admissions office how this applies to you. Credit for prior learning can shorten your time to a degree, so it’s worth asking about. Check with Diablo Valley about credit for life experience, CLEP and similar exams, or other prior learning beyond military training.
There are no ROTC programs offered at Diablo Valley.
This school has a clean record with no VA complaints.
Notes and References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.