Vocational Programs at West Valley College

Certificate Programs at West Valley College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
58	118	$8,702

West Valley College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Saratoga, California. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $45,900. A total of 6,513 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 45%. West Valley College offer 118 programs and, among them, 58 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

West Valley College offers 58 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

We note again West Valley College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	27	28	3

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Architectural Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	4	0	NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	NOT OFFERED	4	1	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	16	0	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED
Court Reporting/Court Reporter	NOT OFFERED	2	4	0

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	10	0	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Fashion/Apparel Design	NOT OFFERED	6	1	0
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	0	11	3
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	15	9	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in West Valley College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $32,600 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $45,900 for West Valley College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for West Valley College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$32,600	$35,700	$30,300
7 Years After Graduation	$31,300	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$34,500	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$36,200	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$45,900	$51,600	$42,000

On-Campus Student Services

West Valley College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	No
On-campus day care for students' children	Yes
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided