What training programs cost in California — from the federal record, not a ranking site

3,266 programs in California’s Training Provider Results index. Pick a program type: the page lists every program on the state’s WIOA eligible-training-provider list for it, sorted by the cost the provider reported, with completion, employment and earnings beside the price. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.

Read this first. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

CDL truck driving95 programs on the list
from $0 published · 95 of 95 report a cost

Nursing assistant (CNA)137 programs on the list
from $80 published · 137 of 137 report a cost

Medical assistant196 programs on the list
from $0 published · 196 of 196 report a cost

LPN / LVN52 programs on the list
from $430 published · 52 of 52 report a cost

Registered nurse (RN)42 programs on the list
from $430 published · 42 of 42 report a cost

Phlebotomy55 programs on the list
from $415 published · 55 of 55 report a cost

EMT / paramedic45 programs on the list
from $175 published · 45 of 45 report a cost

Dental assistant59 programs on the list
from $500 published · 59 of 59 report a cost

Pharmacy technician66 programs on the list
from $25 published · 66 of 66 report a cost

Medical billing and coding75 programs on the list
from $0 published · 75 of 75 report a cost

Surgical technologist14 programs on the list
from $25 published · 14 of 14 report a cost

Radiologic technologist14 programs on the list
from $800 published · 14 of 14 report a cost

Veterinary technician13 programs on the list
from $821 published · 13 of 13 report a cost

HVAC42 programs on the list
from $0 published · 42 of 42 report a cost

Welding97 programs on the list
from $0 published · 97 of 97 report a cost

Electrician48 programs on the list
from $0 published · 48 of 48 report a cost

Plumbing25 programs on the list
from $0 published · 25 of 25 report a cost

Automotive technician80 programs on the list
from $0 published · 80 of 80 report a cost

IT support50 programs on the list
from $0 published · 50 of 50 report a cost

Cosmetology59 programs on the list
from $0 published · 59 of 59 report a cost

Also free, from the same records: every training provider in California with its programs’ cost and outcomes · California WARN layoff notices by employer.

The list is free. The ranking by what each program produced is $39.

This page sorts the programs in California by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.

The $39 ROI report Free funding finder The $19 Directions plan

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