Program comparison

Business/Commerce, General. programs in California

Programs cover core business skills such as operations, accounting, management, communication and organizational decision-making.

Example careers: Operations Specialist · Administrative Services Specialist · Sales Representative

Schools to compare68

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What these California programs tell you

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 Rating5 of 68

Programs with 5-year earnings12 of 68

Programs with a cost estimate53 of 68

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.

Fountain Valley, CA · Public

Coastline Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$48,8431 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $32,682 2-year degree

Ontario, CA · Private

DeVry University-California

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$43,7161 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $67,488 2-year degree

Aptos, CA · Public

Cabrillo College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$31,9511 year after completion

$56,6495 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Walnut, CA · Public

Mt San Antonio College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$29,5581 year after completion

$61,1055 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,980 2-year degree

Victorville, CA · Public

Victor Valley College

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$26,8881 year after completion

$43,0585 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,894 2-year degree

Stockton, CA · Public

San Joaquin Delta College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$16,9011 year after completion

$61,1285 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,814 2-year degree

Sacramento, CA · Public

American River College

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

Lancaster, CA · Public

Antelope Valley Community College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Lancaster, CA · Public

Antelope Valley Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,720 2-year degree

Barstow, CA · Public

Barstow Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $25,546 2-year degree

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

Norwalk, CA · Public

Cerritos College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$57,8325 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,848 2-year degree

Glendora, CA · Public

Citrus College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$51,3315 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,270 2-year degree

San Francisco, CA · Public

City College of San Francisco

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

Kentfield, CA · Public

College of Marin

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $24,702 2-year degree

San Mateo, CA · Public

College of San Mateo

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

Palm Desert, CA · Public

College of the Desert

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

College of the Redwoods

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Eureka, CA · Public

College of the Redwoods

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$31,5645 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,808 2-year degree

Visalia, CA · Public

College of the Sequoias

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

College of the Sequoias

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $960 2-year degree

Weed, CA · Public

College of the Siskiyous

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,240 2-year degree

Sacramento, CA · Public

Cosumnes River College

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

Cypress, CA · Public

Cypress College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,212 2-year degree

Pleasant Hill, CA · Public

Diablo Valley College

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

Cerritos, CA · Private

Fremont University

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $68,966 2-year degree

Gilroy, CA · Public

Gavilan College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$57,7125 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,084 2-year degree

Glendale, CA · Public

Glendale Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,730 2-year degree

Huntington Beach, CA · Public

Golden West College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$53,6445 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,648 2-year degree

El Cajon, CA · Public

Grossmont 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

El Cajon, CA · Public

Grossmont College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$43,3775 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,622 2-year degree

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Los Angeles City 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

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Los Angeles City College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,522 2-year degree

Wilmington, CA · Public

Los Angeles Harbor College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $26,500 2-year degree

Wilmington, CA · Public

Los Angeles Harbor 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

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Los Angeles Southwest College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,928 2-year degree

Ukiah, CA · Public

Mendocino College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,660 2-year degree

Merced, CA · Public

Merced 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

Merced, CA · Public

Merced College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$47,1475 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,080 2-year degree

Santa Clara, CA · Public

Mission College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,160 2-year degree

Modesto, CA · Public

Modesto Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$53,2565 years after completion

Est. total cost $5,636 2-year degree

Moorpark, CA · Public

Moorpark College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $-4,592 2-year degree

Moreno Valley, CA · Public

Moreno Valley College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,966 2-year degree

Moreno Valley, CA · Public

Moreno Valley 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

Napa, CA · Public

Napa Valley College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $29,288 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

Fremont, CA · Public

Ohlone College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,260 2-year degree

Costa Mesa, CA · Public

Orange Coast College

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

Angwin, CA · Private

Pacific Union College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $82,016 2-year degree

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

Reedley, CA · Public

Reedley College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,560 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Riverside, CA · Public

Riverside City College

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

Riverside, CA · Public

Riverside City 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

Sacramento, CA · Public

Sacramento City College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,228 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 Diego, CA · Public

San Diego Mesa College

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

San Joaquin Delta 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 Jose, CA · Public

San Jose City College

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

Redding, CA · Public

Shasta College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $5,756 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

Chula Vista, CA · Public

Southwestern College

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

Southwestern 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

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

Culver City, CA · Public

West Los Angeles College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,268 2-year degree

Culver City, CA · Public

West Los Angeles 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

Saratoga, CA · Public

West Valley College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,812 1 to less than 2 year certificate

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