Community Colleges & Vocational Schools

Community college or vocational school can be a great option for some students.  These schools provide workforce training and offer a variety of certificate and/or Associate degree programs as well as can prepare you to transfer to a 4-year university.  There are 116 California community colleges.

Community Colleges:

• CA Community College Search 

• Moorpark College

• Registering for classes at any Ventura County Community College is as easy as 1 2 3 !

• First-Year Experience (FYE) at Moorpark College -The FYE Program is a specialized one-year program designed for first-year college students to help them start off strong at Moorpark College. 

• Oxnard College

• Ventura College

• The Ventura College Promise - a program funded by donors in Ventura County who believe in student success! It covers the costs of Ventura College per-unit cost of classes, health, and student center fees for the FIRST YEAR of just under $1,000 students!

• College of the Canyons

• Pierce College

• Los Angeles Mission College

• Santa Monica College 

Vocational Schools:

• Simi Valley Institute for Careers and Education

• Oxnard Adult School

• Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

• Conejo Valley Adult School  

• (RWM) Real Work Matters - RWM stands for "Real Work Matters," and we believe that workers in vocational careers make valuable contributions to our society every day. 

• Find an Apprenticeship Program - CA Dept. of Industrial Relations offers a search of available apprenticeship programs.

Job Resources:

• Ventura County Jobs with a Future - Ventura County Jobs with a Future connects career planning, education, work experience and job readiness resources with Ventura County youth.

• Los Angeles Job Corps - Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. 

• Americorps - AmeriCorps places thousands of young adults into intensive service positions where they learn valuable work skills, earn money for education, and develop an appreciation for citizenship.

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