Diablo Valley College

I went here for three years before transferring and really enjoyed it here. The campus is small and all parking is pretty close compared to other campuses. It feels really safe here and guess what! They don’t charge for parking! At least they didn’t when I was going there which was nice. I loved that I didn’t ever have to buy a parking permit and then I would also feel safe walking out to my car late at night since this campus is in such a good area.
The bookstore is really small so that makes the food options really limited, but they have all the snack like items you could ask for and then they have all the books for the courses at that campus at least. If you are majoring in the subjects they offer here you could just take all your courses here. The only reason I only gave it 4 stars is because the courses are really limited at far as whats available. But you can complete your first 2 years of courses here, you just can’t be picky about which courses you take to fulfill the requirements.

the campus is very simple and the teachers i’ve had so far are really fun and passionate about their job. i’m looking forward to staying here until i transfer out

Beautiful campus. I personally haven’t taken any classes there but I have used their library to study and do work there. Very relaxing atmosphere and the students there are pretty professional and considerate in there. I know this is an expansion campus and I have not been to the actual campus but I’m already almost done with school. The campus is in the Windermere (I think this is how you spell it) area and near my place so it makes it very convenient. The only advice I can give to drivers is be careful making that right turning into Watermill and then goes into a «round-​a-​bout» because there is a yield sign from the apartments nearby and there have been some close encounters with pedestrians and cars. Other than that, it’s a nice campus and I enjoy looking at it when I drive back. Hope this helps.

Nice campus, Newer facility, the faculty is hit and miss.

clean school, small class size, nice teachers

I took the Child/​Adolescent Development and Psychology class at DVC San Ramon during the summer as a concurrent student when i was in high school. It was a great experience. The teacher was really supportive and fun and I really learned a lot from that class.
The DVC San Ramon campus is definitely WAY smaller than the Pleasant Hill campus. Whenever I went there, I always felt like i was going to a resort. The courtyard is very clean and relaxing to walk through. The only downside to this small campus is that the classes are limited and it was pretty quiet (not sure if that’s just the summer session though.)

Its a good campus, good teachers, decently runs well for a small campus. One problem: parking. Either the parking lot got smaller or more students keep coming to this campus. There is literally nowhere to park these days. I think it is unfair for instructors to mark students late because there is no parking. I have seen it many times and I hope instructors realize that parking is bad, it is like parking for a concert or something. If only the parking was better would I give this place a ⁵⁄₅

I spent my first semester at DVC in San Ramon campus. There are indeed good sides: free parking, free-​food event, admission office where you don’t have to wait (please note, it’s only the wait) for a long time. But to me, the campus is like «dead». Unlike the pleasant hill campus, the students in san ramon don’t really hang around on campus after they’re done with their class. The levels of clases offered in san ramon are limited. If you are some science or engineering major, you’ll have to go to the main campus sooner or later. Last thing, even if you don’t have to wait at the admission office for long, their efficiency is low! It took them like 15 min to take care of my transcript request.

I’m surprised nobody has rated the San Ramon Valley Campus for DVC.
It is much better than other «extension» campuses that I have attended. There’s an actual bookstore where you can buy testing materials (yes, I’ve been to a campus that did not have testing materials!!), snacks, textbooks, and other miscellaneous school supplies.
They also have a big reading/​study room with free Internet access.
The courtyard is also nice and well-​maintained. Every Friday, landscaping comes by to cut the grass and just make the place look nice – there’s even a fountain!
Best of all, it’s free parking!