National Bartenders Bartending School has campuses throughout Los Angeles County, including in the cities of Hollywood, Lakewood and Sherman Oaks. The schools' instruction focuses on bar management and customer service. It offers one- and two-weekend courses, as well as job placement services.
ABC Bartending School is privately-owned nationwide chain that has two campuses in LA County: one in West Los Angeles and another in Altadena. The school offers a two-week course that meets four hours a day for four days each week, and a one-week accelerated class that's eight hours a day four days a week. There's also a two-week weekend course for seven hours each day.
Bartender's Training Institute is a chain that has three campuses in LA County: one in the San Fernando Valley, one in West Los Angeles and another in North Hollywood. The school offers four-hour classes Monday through Friday, plus additional weekend classes.
National Bartenders Bartending School has two campuses in Orange County; one in Costa Mesa and other in Orange. Both campuses, like the one in Los Angeles, focuses on bar management and customer service. Each also offer weekend classes and job placement help.
The Bartending College national chain has a campus in Costa Mesa and offers both weekend and weekday courses. The school offers instruction in making mixed drinks, service techniques, setting up and breaking down the bar and specifics about various wines, beers and liquors.
Pacific Coast Bartenders School in Santa Barbara offers a two-week bartending course where students are taught over 150 drink recipes and serving techniques. The school also offers lifetime job placement assistance.
Oxnard Bartending School, which serves both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, offers flexible weekday and weekend classes as well as free job placement assistance.
San Diego Bartending School offers three-hour morning and evening classes on weekdays and six-hour classes on weekends. Its curriculum includes standard restaurant and bar procedures, tools of the trade, mixing techniques and bar terminology.
Bartending Academy San Diego, located in the city's North Park area, has morning, afternoon and evening classes, and offers instruction in bar equipment and tools, bar set up and take down, hygiene and sanitation and customer service. The school also has a placement director who's in charge of finding jobs for students who have completed the course.