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Child Care Schools in California

California contains 110 schools that offer child care programs. Mills College, the highest-ranking child care school in CA, has a total student population of 1,501 and is the 303rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 110 child care schools in California, only 38 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Whittier College comes out as the most expensive ($26,969/yr), with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest recorded at only $2,897/yr.

Child Care students from California schools who go on to become child care professionals, child care workers, nannies, day care specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 595,650 people working as child care workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $20,940. Also, Child, family, and school social workers make on average $43,540 per year and there are about 277,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 23,920 employed child, family, and school social workers earning an average yearly salary of $50,340. Child care workers in this state earn $23,730/yr and there are 58,310 employed.

Also, within the child care schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from child care, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Child Care Programs in California

Mills College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of La Verne

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

CET-Sobrato

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

De Anza College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Foothill College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Ventura College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Saddleback College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santa Rosa Junior College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City College of San Francisco

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Moorpark College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Mt San Antonio College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Orange Coast College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Sierra College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santa Barbara City College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lake Tahoe Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

West Valley College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Shasta College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Los Angeles Pierce College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Pasadena City College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Cabrillo College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Diablo Valley College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

MiraCosta College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Fullerton College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Southwestern College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

San Joaquin Delta College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Irvine Valley College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Allan Hancock College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Antelope Valley College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Palomar College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Glendale Community College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

East Los Angeles College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Skyline College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Oxnard College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Reedley College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Solano Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Las Positas College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

San Diego Miramar College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Riverside Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

El Camino Community College District

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santa Ana College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Cuesta College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Santiago Canyon College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

American River College

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Taft College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

College of the Canyons

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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See Also

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• Salary Details for a Child Care Worker
• Online Child Care Schools
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