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General Special Education at Diablo Valley College

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Diablo Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Diablo Valley College.

Diablo Valley General Special Education Associate’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of teaching students with disabilities associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Diablo Valley are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in teaching students with disabilities graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Diablo Valley College with a associate's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 15,230 $80,370
Special Education Professors 10,520 $82,380
Middle School Special Education Teachers 4,710 $76,860
Special Education Teachers 2,950 $66,640
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,470 $47,870

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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