Colleges of Contra Costa (Contra Costa College / Diablo Valley College / Los Medanos College)

About Colleges of Contra Costa (Contra Costa College / Diablo Valley College / Los Medanos College)

Founded in 1948, the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) is one of the largest and most prestigious multi-college community college districts in California. Spanning the vibrant East Bay region adjacent to Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the district’s three colleges—Contra Costa College in San Pablo (founded 1949), Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon (founded 1949), and Los Medanos College in Pittsburg and Brentwood (founded 1974)—deliver comprehensive academic instruction, cutting-edge STEM laboratories, award-winning culinary arts academies, registered nursing simulation complexes, and nationally ranked debate and arts programs. Diablo Valley College consistently ranks as California’s #1 community college for transfers to UC Berkeley, transferring more students to UC Berkeley and UC Davis than any other institution in the world. Contra Costa College is recognized as an Aspen Prize Top 150 Community College, and Los Medanos College has been named an Aspen Prize Top 150 institution and leader in workforce equity. Together, Colleges of Contra Costa empowers global learners with affordable state-regulated fees, guaranteed university transfer articulation agreements, dedicated international student advising, and transformative academic excellence.