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How Do I Find an Apprenticeship Program?
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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!
Union Apprenticeship Programs:
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.
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
ETI: Electrical Training Institute: San Diego & Imperial Counties
Inside Wireman: SD and Imperial
SD Workforce: Construction Pre-Apprenticeship- SD and Imperial County
Apprenticeship Readiness Program: You can be 17 with a parent's consent.
Digital Marketing-Social Media and Web Design: Clear Digital Labs
Pre-apprenticeships
Internships and apprenticeships
Full and/or part-time
Career Pathways in Live Entertainment
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)
Baking, Culinary, and Hospitality Apprenticeship
Cosmetology: 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.
College Apprenticeship Programs:
Palomar College/Off Site Locations:
Acoustical Installer (AP AC)-4 year program
Inside Wireman (AP IW)-5 year program
Accounting
Auto Mechanics
Cybersecurity Technicians
EMT / Paramedics
Nursing
Teacher Education
Water Treatment Technicians
Wine Viticulture Technicians
Certificate/Career Education Programs by College
San Diego County
Mira Costa College: Community Education and Workforce Development
Imperial County
Riverside County
Orange County
Los Angeles County
San Bernardino County
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
Business: bookkeeping & accounting technician, administrative assistant, and HR technician
Culinary Arts: chef and pastry chef
Medical: medical billing & coding, pharmacy technician, medical administrative, medical assistant, phlebotomy technician
Certificate Programs (Alpha Order)
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
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