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Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. programs in California

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating9 of 76
Programs with 5-year earnings9 of 76
Programs with a cost estimate48 of 76

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Aptos, CA · Public

Cabrillo College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$47,5661 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Coachella, CA · Private

CET-Coachella

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $32,049 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Colton, CA · Private

CET-Colton

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,122 1 to less than 2 year certificate
El Centro, CA · Private

CET-El Centro

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $22,696 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Oxnard, CA · Private

CET-Oxnard

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $23,864 1 to less than 2 year certificate
San Diego, CA · Private

CET-San Diego

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $43,850 1 to less than 2 year certificate
San Jose, CA · Private

CET-San Jose

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $32,041 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Santa Maria, CA · Private

CET-Santa Maria

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,838 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Soledad, CA · Private

CET-Soledad

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $22,407 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Watsonville, CA · Private

CET-Watsonville

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value Good Value
Earnings
$25,2471 year after completion
$32,1785 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,344 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Sacramento, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Sacramento, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,998 2-year degree
Bakersfield, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,242 2-year degree
Bakersfield, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Oroville, CA · Public

Butte College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,040 2-year degree
Oroville, CA · Public

Butte College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Aptos, CA · Public

Cabrillo College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $31,686 2-year degree
Glendora, CA · Public

Citrus College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,270 2-year degree
Glendora, CA · Public

Citrus College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Francisco, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Francisco, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,812 2-year degree
Fountain Valley, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $32,682 2-year degree
San Mateo, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $1,072 2-year degree
San Mateo, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Santa Clarita, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $7,404 2-year degree
Palm Desert, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $31,456 2-year degree
Eureka, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,808 2-year degree
Eureka, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Visalia, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Visalia, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $960 2-year degree
Sacramento, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,962 2-year degree
Sacramento, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Cuesta College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Cuesta College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $24,248 2-year degree
Pleasant Hill, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $16,624 2-year degree
Pleasant Hill, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Torrance, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Torrance, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,936 2-year degree
Fresno, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $16,138 2-year degree
Fresno, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Salinas, CA · Public

Hartnell College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,078 2-year degree
Imperial, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Imperial, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $2,230 2-year degree
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $24,646 2-year degree
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Valley Glen, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $24,304 2-year degree
Ukiah, CA · Public

Mendocino College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $16,577 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Walnut, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,980 2-year degree
Norco, CA · Public

Norco College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,338 2-year degree
Norco, CA · Public

Norco College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Costa Mesa, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $14,406 2-year degree
Costa Mesa, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Marcos, CA · Public

Palomar College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Marcos, CA · Public

Palomar College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,526 2-year degree
Pasadena, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $7,728 2-year degree
Pasadena, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Riverside, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $16,754 2-year degree
Mission Viejo, CA · Public

Saddleback College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,304 2-year degree
San Bernardino, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $37,886 2-year degree
San Bernardino, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
San Diego, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,628 2-year degree
Stockton, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,790 1 to less than 2 year certificate
San Jose, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $33,918 2-year degree
San Jose, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Santa Ana, CA · Public

Santa Ana College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Santa Barbara, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $22,630 2-year degree
Santa Rosa, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Orange, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,258 2-year degree
Rocklin, CA · Public

Sierra College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $14,490 2-year degree
Rocklin, CA · Public

Sierra College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Chula Vista, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $25,342 2-year degree
Chula Vista, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Ventura, CA · Public

Ventura College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Ventura, CA · Public

Ventura College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $-1,964 2-year degree
Victorville, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,894 2-year degree
Victorville, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
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