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5212 Broadway, Oakland, California 94618-1487
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900 Fallon St, Oakland, California 94607
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12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, California 94619-3196
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Vocational Schools in Oakland

Oakland, CA (population: 412,612) has four vocational schools within its city limits. Mills College, the highest ranked school in the city with a vocational program, has a total student population of 1,501. It is the 303rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 23rd highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).

Vocational students from Oakland schools who go on to become vocational educators, event planners, landscape architects, landscape designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 114,420 people working as vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $52,030. Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward Metropolitan area alone, there are 3,280 employed middle school teachers earning an average salary of $59,930. Vocational education teachers in this area earn $52,400/yr and there are 960 employed.

Oakland lies in Alameda county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward Metropolitan area has 990,570 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $26/hr average worker wage, and a $54,590 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Oakland are held by vocational education teachers, and 3/1000 are held by middle school teachers.

Of the 4 vocational schools in Oakland, only 1 has 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) for vocational students, with Laney College as the lowest, reported at only $7,253/yr.

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Merritt College
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
    Levels offered: Associates

Popular Oakland Music Venues: Notable Restaurants: Popular Bars in Oakland: City Landmarks & Places to visit: Top Industries / Businesses:
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  • Park Street Bridge
  • Lincoln Park
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