California Technical Schools

A technical school can help prepare students for a career in dozens of different industries. Technical careers opportunities are plentiful in technical electronics and computer technology industries, accounting, office, and new media technologies, and maintenance technologies. Technical school graduates work as science technicians, pharmacy technicians, veterinary medical technicians and paramedics, engineering technicians, sound engineering technicians and more. Most technical schools offer a wide variety of degree options, so finding a technical school should be easy. The trick is to find an accredited technical school with a high placement rate. Fortunately, several California technical schools fit the bill.

California technical schools offer certificates, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and advanced degrees in technical related fields. California’s best technical schools include California Institute of Technology (est. 1891) and ITT Technical Institute-Oxnard (est. 1946). Overall, the state of California has 147 public and 269 private institutions with more than 2,374,000 students enrolled. Thousands of students attend technical school with 4,345 students enrolled in California’s top technical schools alone. According to the latest figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, undergraduate technical school enrollment is 266,000+ students across the nation.

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Facts and Figures for California Technical Schools

Average Tuition Costs On-Campus

The average cost for tuition and fees at public California technical schools is $4,879 per academic year. The average cost for tuition and fees at private California technical schools is $24,453 per academic year.

Average Tuition Costs Online

The tuition costs for online California technical schools start at around $220 per credit hour. For graduate school, tuition starts at around $320 per credit hour. You will be required to pay the same tuition and fees as on-campus programs, but you will save a significant amount of money by eliminating room & board expenses as well as transportation costs. The average room and board costs for public California colleges is $10,014 per academic year.

Noted On-Campus California Technical Schools and Enrollment

California Institute of Technology, (avg. enrollment 2,130 students)
ITT Technical Institute-Oxnard, (avg. enrollment 2,215 students)
 
Noted Online Technical Schools Available in California

ITT Technical Institute-Oxnard
DeVry University
Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC)
University of Phoenix

Accredited California Technical Schools

ITT Technical Institute-Oxnard
California Institute of Technology
Universal Technical Institute California
DeVry University

Sources

Princeton Review
National Center for Education and Statistics
The U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Education