California contains thirteen schools that offer jewelry repair programs. Bethesda Christian University, the highest-ranking jewelry repair school in CA, has a total student population of 295 and is the 741st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 13 jewelry repair schools in California, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, California College of the Arts comes out as the most expensive ($30,933/yr), with Cerritos College as the lowest recorded at only $3,650/yr.
Jewelry Repair students from California schools who go on to become jewelry repairers, jewelers, jewelry designers, jewelry makers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 23,410 people working as jewelers and precious stone and metal workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $36,620.
Also, within the jewelry repair schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from jewelry repair, 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.
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