Top California Jewelry Schools : Programs, Colleges, Degrees, Courses, Classes, Certification, Training

Jewelry Schools in California

California contains thirteen schools that offer jewelry programs. Bethesda Christian University, the highest-ranking jewelry school in CA, has a total student population of 295 and is the 741st highest ranked school in America.

Of the 13 jewelry 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 students from California schools who go on to become jewelers, jewelry designers, jewelry makers, jewelry repairers, 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, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 540 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $48,670. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in this state earn $35,040/yr and there are 3,160 employed.

Also, within the jewelry schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from jewelry, 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.

Jewelry Programs in California

Bethesda Christian University

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Bachelors

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Associates

Gemological Institute of America

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Certificate

California College of the Arts

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Santa Rosa Junior College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Certificate

Los Angeles Pierce College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Associates

Palomar College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Associates

El Camino Community College District

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Santa Ana College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Certificate

Cerritos College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Associates

Evergreen Valley College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Monterey Peninsula College

Metal and Jewelry Arts

Levels offered: Associates

California Interesting Facts

California's Mount Whitney measures as the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Its most famous climb is Mount Whitney Trail to the 14,495 feet summit. Wilderness permits are required.
In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300 feet in height.
More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.
Pacific Park, on the venerable Santa Monica Pier, re-creates the amusement parks once dotting the ocean areas along the Pacific Coast. Featured are 11 amusement rides including the 1910-vintage hand-carved merry-go-round appearing in the movie "The Sting."
Alpine County is the eighth smallest of California's 58 counties. It has no high school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights.

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