San Diego City College is a two-year public community college that was founded in 1941. The college offers more than 100 majors, 100 certificate programs and is home to an average of 18,000 students a semester. Students in the two-year electricity program available at San Diego City College may earn either a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree.
American River College, which opened in 1955, is a two-year public community college and part of the Los Rios Community College District. ARC has an enrollment of approximately 35,000 students, as of 2011. Located in Sacramento, the college offers electrical apprenticeship programs in a cooperative effort with the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, which will earn students the option of a certificate or an associate degree.
Located in San Marcos, Palomar College is a two-year public community college and one of the 108 colleges in the California Community Colleges system. The college enrolls more than 30,000 students each spring and fall semesters. More than 300 associate degree and certificate programs are offered at Palomar, as well as a non-credit, occupational, five-year electrical apprenticeship program.
Established in 1910, Fresno City College is a two-year public community college and was the first community college in the state of California. The applied-technology division of Fresno City College offers an electrical systems technology program, which earns students either a certificate or an Associate of Science degree.