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Public short-program colleges in California by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
California public short-program colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaumont Adult School | Beaumont | Public, under 2-year | $58,318 | 39 |
| 2 | Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD | Concord | Public, under 2-year | $53,556 | 121 |
| 3 | Charles A Jones Career and Education Center | Sacramento | Public, under 2-year | $45,986 | 84 |
| 4 | Clovis Adult Education | Clovis | Public, under 2-year | $43,882 | 166 |
| 5 | Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | Ventura | Public, under 2-year | $42,327 | 62 |
| 6 | Butte County Regional Occupational Program | Chico | Public, under 2-year | $37,404 | 59 |
| 7 | Sutter County Career Training Center | Yuba City | Public, under 2-year | $36,445 | 53 |
| 8 | Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education | Riverside | Public, under 2-year | $34,238 | 150 |
| 9 | Hacienda La Puente Adult Education | La Puente | Public, under 2-year | $31,434 | 622 |
| 10 | Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education | Pomona | Public, under 2-year | $28,773 | 70 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.
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