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“When I was working my very first job in the insurance industry, I got a devastating call from my mom. She told me she had cancer,” said Johanna Arroliga, insurance/real estate agent owner of XIX Insurance Group Services.
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Jordan Davis explored multiple community colleges before choosing Diablo Valley College. It was a meeting with Football Coach, Mike Darr, that convinced Jordan that DVC was the right place to achieve his goals. “When he told me to come meet him at the school it felt like home from the moment I stepped on campus.”
DVC was honored by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors: 2024-25 Exemplary Program Awards for outstanding efforts in expanding free, open-source textbooks & instructional materials for students.
As a software quality assurance engineer at Apple and a DVC graduate with an associate in arts degree in psychology, Noor Khan understands what it means to have drive and ambition.
Culinary arts and hospitality students can get a great start on their career by enrolling at DVC. There are numerous opportunities for hands-on learning not only in class, but also in campus eateries as well as restaurants throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
Navigate your way to a career in geography focusing on geographic information systems (GIS) / global positioning systems (GPS) like these successful DVC alums!
Aikisha Reeves started her college journey at DVC as a high school graduate in 1999 but an unexpected event cut that journey short. “My first attempt at DVC ended abruptly because I unexpectedly went into premature labor.” Aikisha’s priorities naturally needed to shift when she became a young mother caring for a premature baby. It was almost fifteen years later that Aikisha decided to give DVC another try. “I was seeking a career change but found that advancement opportunities were very narrow without a proper degree so, my desire to further my education evolved.”