CareerTechnical Education

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• Career/Technical Education
• Programs
• working for you

Diablo Valley College
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DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Career/Technical Education
Programs

• DVC offers over 40 certificate and degree
  programs that prepare students with the
  career/technical skills needed for success in a
  specific occupation.

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DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Career/Technical Education
Programs

• Programs include traditional offerings
• such as dental hygiene, business, and
• engineering, as well as new technology
• programs such as multimedia, computer
• networking, computer service technology,
• and geographical information systems.

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What programs are offered?

• Degree Programs
• Diablo Valley College offers
• Associate in Arts and
• Associate in Science degrees.
• An associate degree requires a minimum of 60
  units of degree credit coursework, that includes
  26-32 units of general education as well as any
  major requirements.

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Certificate Programs

• DVC also offers Certificates of
• Achievement and Certificates of
• Completion.
• Completing the requirements for a Certificate of
• Achievement helps students gain skills required
• to enter and advance in a particular career
  pathway.
• Certificates of Achievement require more than 18
• units of study.

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Certificate Programs

• Certificates of Completion deliver a
• defined skill set that can enhance
• work performance or provide career
• exploration.
• Certificates of Completion require
• fewer than 18 units of study.

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Why DVC?

• The Career/Technical
• Education Programs at DVC are affordable tuition
• at Diablo Valley College is much less than fees
  at
• state colleges and universities or private
  colleges.
• A DVC education can prepare you for
• high-paying careers in as little as two years.
• Most DVC classes are small, hands-on, and
• are taught by well-trained, caring instructors
  who
• know their field.

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Why should I select a Career/Technical program
or major?

• Many students find that when they are studying
  subjects that suit and interest them they
• Gain skills and knowledge to use for a lifetime.
• Earn better grades.
• After graduation students transition smoothly to
  the workforce or to a four-year institution for
  more advanced study.

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Lifetime Earnings Estimates
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I am still in High School. How do I get started?

• 1. EXPLORE
• Your career counselor, teachers and, yes,
• even parents, can help you identify your
• interests and aptitudes and map them to a
• career area and Career/Technical program.
• Try the Occupational Interest Survey at
• http//www.sfbaycareermap.com/
• or
• Check out the information on jobs at
• http//www.calmis.ca.gov

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What do I do next?

• 2. PLAN
• Research and think about the kinds
• of classes to take both in high school
• and at college to prepare you for a
• career in your area of interest.

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Then what?

• 3. ENROLL
• In the high school academic and career elective
  classes that prepare you to continue in your
  major at college.
• In classes at DVC that are related to your
  Career/Technical major while you're still in high
  school.

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Who will help me?

• High school teachers, DVC instructors,
• and College and Career Counselors will
• help you develop your special interests
• and talents and plan your educational
• pathway.

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DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Career/Technical Education
Programs

• For more information and to obtain DVC
  applications, see the Specialist in your high
  schools College Career Center.
• Or, call the DVC Workforce Development Office at
  925-685-1230 ext. 2436.