
Contra Costa College enrolls about 6,700 students in degree programs, according to the latest U.S. Department of Education data. Women make up 58 percent of the student body.
Before becoming interim president, Mehdizadeh was executive vice chancellor of education and technology for the Contra Costa Community College District, which includes Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College. She has been with the community college district since 1998 and is a former student at Diablo Valley College.


