Apprentice/Certificate Programs

• SD Workforce 

• Apprenticeship Database

• Launch Apprenticeships-search here  

  • Search by the county you reside in

• Pros: on-the-job PAID training, tools paid for, certificates paid for, health insurance, etc.

• Cal Apprenticeship- You don't have to be 18 to start some of their programs. You can be 17!

• General Contractor: Lakeside, Santa Ana, and Riverside.

• Plumber: This is for San Diego and Imperial Counties: UA Local 230

• Heating/Air Conditioning: This is in Santee, California. San Diego & Imperial Counties Pipe Trades Service Refrigeration & Air Conditioning J.A.C.

• SDGE Jobs Website

• Construction Craft Laborer (CCL)

• Laborers Cement Mason (LCM)

• Landscape Irrigation Fitter (LIF)

• Center for Employment Training(CET)- electrician (residential  and general, Green Building Construction Skills, Medical Assistant, Welding Fabrication

• Hawthorne Technician Apprenticeship Program (HTAP): mechanic for CAT equipment. 

• Masonry Industry Training Association (MITA): Escondido, Ontario, and Moreno Valley

• MTS: Electro-Mechanical Technician Apprentice—Maintenance of Wayside OR Electro-Mechanical Technician Apprentice - Light Rail Vehicle

• ABC Southern California: Electrical, Plumbing, Low Voltage, Sheet Metal

• Western States Carpenters

• Inside Wireman: SD and Imperial

• Sound & Telecommunications Technician: SD only

• Acoustic Installer, Carpenter, Drywall Applicator, Floor Layer/Worker, Insulator, Later, Millwright, Modular Furnishing, Pile Driver, Plaster, Residential Carpenter, Scaffold Erector, Terrazzo Finisher, Terrazzo Installer.

• Apprenticeship Readiness Program: You can be 17 with a parent's consent.

• Construction Career Jumpstart: 18+

Clear Digital Labs 
 

• Pre-apprenticeships

• Internships and apprenticeships

  • Full and/or part-time

• Music Forward Foundation: Marketing, Special Events Coordinator, Lighting Technician, Grip/Rigger, Stagehand, AV Tech, Music Supervisor, Talent Coordinator and Audio Engineering 

• Show Imaging: Warehouse, Tech, Production Manager, Event Managers, Designers (Motion/2D)

• Kitchen 4 Good 

California Barber and Beauty School, Bellus Academy, TNN Beauty, Palomar Institute of Cosmetology, Riggins Urban Barber College (Imperial Beach), and Associated Barber College. 

• San Diego City College: now enrolls both Fall AND Spring semesters. You must attend an online webinar to be eligible for the lottery to get in. The CA Promise Program covers all classes and your kit. 45 admitted each semester.

• Summit College-HVAC Program

• Trades @ San Diego College of Continuing Education  
   

Palomar College/Off Site Locations:

• Acoustical Installer (AP AC)-4 year program 
• Carpentry (AP C) 
• Drywall/Lather (AP DL) 
• Inside Wireman (AP IW)-5 year program 
• Plasterer (AP PL) 
• Sheet Metal (AP SM) 
• Sound Technician (AP SC) 
   

• Mt San Jacinto College 
  Accounting 
  Auto Mechanics
  Cybersecurity Technicians
  EMT / Paramedics 
  Nursing 
  Teacher Education
  Water Treatment Technicians
  Wine Viticulture Technicians 
   

Fire Academy @ Community College

• San Diego:

  • Miramar College

  • Southwestern College 
     

• Orange County:

  • Santa Ana College 
     

• Riverside:

  • Moreno Valley College

• Cuyamaca College

• Grossmont College

• Mesa College 

• Mira Costa College

• Mira Costa College: Community Education and Workforce Development

• Miramar College 

• Palomar College 

• San Diego City College

• San Diego College of Continuing Education

• Southwestern College 

• Imperial Valley College 

• Mt. San Jacinto College (scroll to bottom) 

• Riverside Community College (sort by certificate) 

• Irvine Valley College 

• Orange Coast College

• Saddleback College 

• Santa Monica College 

• Chaffey College   
   

U.S. Colleges: San Diego, Riverside, Santa Ana, Montclair, Victorville, and Van Nuys

• Certificate programs in Health Sciences

  • • EMT:  8 weeks with externship

    • Phlebotomy Technician: 16 weeks with externship

    • Clinical Medical Technician:  16 weeks with externship

Vista Adult School 
 

• Business: bookkeeping & accounting technician, administrative assistant, and HR technician

• Culinary Arts: chef and pastry chef

• Information Technology

• Medical: medical billing & coding, pharmacy technician, medical administrative, medical assistant, phlebotomy technician

• Accounting: San Diego City 

• Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Environmental Control Technology (AIRE): San Diego City

• Architecture: Southwestern

• Automotive Tech: Southwestern, Cuyamaca, Grossmont 

• CAD-Drafting and Design: Southwestern 

• CNA: Southwestern  

• Child Development: Cuyamaca College, San Diego City 

• Construction Management: Southwestern 

• Construction Inspection: Southwestern 

• Cosmetology: California Barber and Beauty School, Bellus Academy, TNN Beauty, San Diego City College, Palomar Institute of Cosmetology, Riggins Urban Barber College (Imperial Beach), Associated Barber College 

• Culinary Arts: San Diego Mesa College, Grossmont College 

• Cybersecurity: San Diego City 

• Dance/Choreography: San Diego Mesa College 

• Dental Assistant: Concorde Career College, San Diego Mesa College, Southwestern

• Design School: Flat Iron School

• EMT/Paramedic: Southwestern, U.S. Colleges 

• Geographic Information Science(GIS): Southwestern 

• Hospitality Management: San Diego Mesa College 

• Landscape Architecture: Southwestern 

• LVN: Grossmont College, Southwestern 

• Medical Assistant: Southwestern, Pima Institute, U.S. Colleges 

• Medical Office-Billing/Coding: Southwestern 

• MRI/Xray Tech: Smith Chason College-San Marcos, Concorde Career College, San Diego Mesa College 

• Occupational Therapy Assistant: Grossmont College 

• Office Related Jobs: Grossmont College

• Paralegal: Cuyamaca College 

• Personal Trainer/Fitness: San Diego Mesa College, Southwestern 

• Pharmacy Tech: Pima Institute

• Photography: Grossmont College 

• Phlebotomy: Mesa College, PhlebotomyU, U.S. Colleges 

• Physical Therapy Assistant: San Diego Mesa College

• Telemetry/ECG Tech: Grossmont College 

• Ultrasound Tech: Smith Chason College-San Marcos 

• Respiratory Therapy: Grossmont College 

• Real Estate: San Diego Mesa College, Cuyamaca College

• Vet Tech/Assistant: Mesa College, Southwestern College,  Pima Institute, San Diego Mesa College