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From Classroom to Clinic: High School Students Gain Real-World Experience with the DVC Health Career Academy
Discover the DVC Health Career Academy, your gateway to exploring dynamic careers in healthcare through hands-on learning, field trips, and medical professionals.
Paving Her Own Path: How DVC’s Anna Kuzmenko Unlocked a New Career in Real Estate
Anna Kuzmenko began at DVC in 2020 to study programming, aiming for a computer science degree to explore software development. However, along the way she uncovered a new passion—one that would change her path entirely.
Journalism Isn’t Dying, It’s Evolving: Faculty Revive Program in the Era of Fake News
Andrea Madison had worked in retail management and hospitality for many years, but something nagged at her. She had always dreamt of becoming a writer. Just before her 30th birthday, Madison decided she was ready to make a change and pursue her life-long passion. She enrolled at DVC as a journalism major.
Don’t Let Fear Stop You: DVC Student Parents Create New Opportunities for Themselves and their Families
A single parent with two daughters, Lanoie chose DVC to take steps towards a career in social work. She enrolled in DVC’s addiction studies program and will also earn an associate in arts for transfer (AD-T/AA-T) in psychology.
DVC Speech and Debate Wins Gold at the Community College National Championships
This marks the best performance in the school’s history and the best performance on record for any Northern California team at the Phi Rho Pi National Championships. The tournament awards “Gold” award to the top two schools in each entry size category, putting Diablo Valley College (DVC) second overall in the Large School division.