Diablo Valley College#athletics

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|established = 1949

|type = Public community college

|parent = Contra Costa Community College District

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|students = 22,000

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|city = Pleasant Hill, California

|country = U.S.

|campus = Suburban

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Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a public community college with campuses in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon in Contra Costa County, California.{{cite web |title=Campus Locations |url=http://www.dvc.edu/about/campuses/index.html |publisher=Diablo Valley College}} DVC is one of three public community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along with Contra Costa College and Los Medanos College). It opened in 1949. DVC has more than 22,000 students and 300 full-time and 370 part-time instructors.

History

Diablo Valley College was founded in 1949 as East Contra Costa Junior College. The college enrolls over 22,000 students on two sites.{{cite web|title=All About DVC|url=http://www.dvc.edu/about/index.html|website=Diablo Valley College|access-date=6 October 2017}}

=Grade-fixing scandal=

In 2007, a six-year grade fixing scheme came to light with allegations that over 70 students used sex or cash as payment to student employees in the admissions and records office in exchange for over 400 grade changes.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Henry K.|title=Cash-for-grades scandal rocks campus at Diablo Valley College|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/PLEASANT-HILL-Cash-for-grades-scandal-rocks-2575000.php|access-date=October 6, 2017|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509030629/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2007%2F05%2F04%2FBAGMPPL1IT1.DTL|archive-date=May 9, 2007|url-status=live}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126081318/http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_6121030|archive-date=November 26, 2007|title=DVC grade scandal widens, may have involved sex|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/06/12/dvc-grade-scandal-widens-may-have-involved-sex/|author=Krupnick, Matt|work=Contra Costa Times|date=June 12, 2007|access-date=February 19, 2018|url-status=live}} Many of these students had transferred to universities and in some cases may have already graduated. By November 2007, 49 students had been charged with misdemeanors or felonies over the incident, and at least one had accepted a no contest plea.{{cite news|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/15-more-charged-in-Diablo-Valley-College-grade-3300248.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=October 6, 2017|title=15 more charged in Diablo Valley College grade scheme|first=Henry K.|last=Lee|date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202145523/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2007%2F11%2F30%2FBAAFTL8SC.DTL|archive-date=December 2, 2007|url-status=live}} A spokesperson for the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges said that although the scandal was a negative factor it would be unlikely to lead to the school's loss of accreditation.{{cite news|last1=Krupnick|first1=Matt|title=DVC could lose accreditation|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/06/15/dvc-could-lose-accreditation/|access-date=6 October 2017|work=Contra Costa Times|date=June 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126081333/http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_6148272|archive-date=November 26, 2007|url-status=live}}

In the first trial resulting from the grade changes, former student employee Erick Martinez was acquitted of all criminal charges on September 5, 2008. Jurors reached that decision after concluding that prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was a definite link between Martinez and grade changes.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/09/05/dvc-grade-scam-suspect-acquitted/|author=Krupnick, Matt|title=DVC grade-scam suspect acquitted|work=Contra Costa Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002142143/http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10390419|archive-date=October 2, 2008|date=September 5, 2008|access-date=February 19, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Henry K.|title=Ex-Diablo Valley College worker acquitted of grade-changing scam|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Ex-Diablo-Valley-College-worker-acquitted-of-3270310.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913215315/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2008%2F09%2F05%2FBAGS12OTIN.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea|archive-date=September 13, 2008|url-status=live|access-date=February 20, 2018}}

Academics

DVC is a "feeder" college to the University of California, Berkeley; California State University, East Bay; and St. Mary's College. It ranks among the top five transfer colleges in California.{{cite web

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In 2004, the top four transfer destinations were California State University, East Bay, San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis.

DVC also offers a variety of occupational specialties, including hotel/restaurant management, culinary arts, dental technology and real estate. It has an active speech and debating team.

Athletics

DVC offers sports including men's and women's basketball, cross country, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo, baseball, football, lacrosse, track and field (men) and soccer, softball, and volleyball (women).

Willie McGee played baseball for DVC in 1977, and would later win a National League MVP award in 1985.{{Cite web|url = http://www.cccaastats.org/HOF/1993/mcgee_willie|title = Willie McGee - CCCAA Hall of Fame|date = 1993|website = CCCAA}} Pitcher Doug Davis also played in the majors from 1999 to 2011.

Demarshay Johnson, a former DVC basketball star who went on to play for the University of Nevada, was named California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) first team All-State after the 2004–05 season. That season he led the CCCAA in blocks, averaging 5.2 per game, and was named Bay Valley Conference MVP.

The DVC Viking men's lacrosse program was the first junior college club in California, forming in 2008. In 2013, DVC won the California Junior College Lacrosse Association (CJCLA) championship.{{Cite web|url = http://www.cjcla.org/news/dvc-wins-inaugural-cjcla-cha|title = DVC Captures 2013 CJCLA Championship|date = 2 December 2013|website = CJCLA|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140808154901/http://www.cjcla.org/news/dvc-wins-inaugural-cjcla-cha|archive-date = 8 August 2014|url-status = dead}}

College newspaper

The Inquirer, the college's student-run newspaper, is produced on campus by the Journalism 126 class.

The newspaper was forced to produce its paper off-site at the Contra Costa Times newsroom when a bomb-threat on October 24, 2006, closed the campus and access to the newsroom was restricted.{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/DVC-classes-canceled-on-bomb-threats-suspicious-2467819.php|title=DVC classes canceled on bomb threats suspicious locations|date=October 24, 2006|first1=Carolyn|last1=Jones|first2=Marisa|last2=Lagos|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=February 19, 2018}}

The Inquirer won General Excellence awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) in 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The newspaper also won a Pacesetter award from JACC in 1999.

Notable alumni

In addition to the athletes named above, notable alumni of Diablo Valley include:

Corey Luciano, professional football player
Joey Aguilar, college football player
Lauren Beck, film producer
Daniel James Brown, author
Amit Elor (born 2004), freestyle wrestler, 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion[https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-jewish-wrestler-amit-elor/ "18 Things to Know About Jewish Wrestler Amit Elor,"] Hey Alma.
Kyle Gass, musician
John Gesek, professional football player
Dennis Havrilla, professional football player
Eva Marie, model and professional wrestler
Willie McGee, professional baseball player
George Miller, politician
Ron Turner, professional football coach
Matt Overton, professional football player
Katharine Ross, actress
Robert Scott, author
Julie Strain, model and actress
De'Ondre Wesley, professional football player
Timothy P. White, academic administrator
Greg Wilson, professional football player