High-wage, high-skill jobs currently have the highest need for employees in our nation
and Cuyamaca College is ready and waiting to train students of all ages for those
jobs. Best of all, this training often takes just one to two years of study, and always
costs less than studies at a four-year or private college or university.
Cuyamaca College'saward winning career programs are designed to prepare you to start
you career, advance in your career, or build skills to increase your earning power.
If you are not sure where to start, you can take the
which can help you discover what your interests are and how they relate to the world
of work.You can find out what you like to do! Then take a look at our career programs
below to see which one is a good fit for you.Match your results to the interests listed
in our programs.
For more information you can contact the coordinator of a program that interests you,
or make an
Automotive Technology Program, which emphasizes practical experience in actual repairs
under simulated shop conditions, is among the best in the region and will help prepare
you for a career in the field.
which trains students in all systems of the manufacturer’s vehicles. The Cuyamaca
Automotive Technology department was recently lauded by the California Community
Colleges Chancellor's Office for putting people to work and increasing earnings of
students by an average of 66 percent.
The Business and Professional Studies Department at Cuyamaca College is staffed by
professors and instructors from various disciplines which includes:
Accounting
Business Administration
Business Office Technology
Economics
Paralegal
Real Estate
The Real Estate Program offers courses designed to help students prepare for work
in myriad real estate fields, while the Business Programs offer more than two dozen
courses ranging from Entrepreneurship: Starting and Developing a Business to Principals
of Management to Accounting. The Paralegal program is approved by the American Bar
Association. Business Office Technology offers students a choice of an Associate degree
or one of several certificates.
The Cuyamaca departments for Business and Professional Studies, Paralegal, and Real
Estate were recently lauded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
for putting people to work in which Business students increased earnings by 63 per
cent, Real Estate students increased earnings by 53 per cent and Office Technology
and Office Computer Application programs students saw a 112 percent increase in earnings
Each day, water utilities replenish homes, schools and businesses throughout California
with safe, clean water. The people working in water understand that what they do is
critical to each one of the 39 million people who live here, the continuing growth
of the world’s eighth largest economy, and the sustainability of our rivers and ecosystems.
If you want to do work that matters, you found it.
Cuyamaca's innovative Water and Wastewater Technology Program at the Center for Water
Studies provides pre-employment training as well as advanced courses in water and
wastewater technology for those wishing career advancement. The Center for Water Studies
provides state of the art training in a real world environment. The Cuyamaca College
Field Operations Skills Yard allows students to run real time water operations which
make them more skilled and employable.
The Cuyamaca Center for Water Studies department was recently lauded by the California
Community Colleges Chancellor's Office for putting people to work in which 84 percent
of students attained the regional living wage.
We offer online and face-to-face courses that help students get jobs. We believe in
hands-on learning in state-of-the-art computer labs with small class sizes so each
student gets a computer and plenty of support. Our practical courses offer useful
skills for the workplace.
We offer degrees in Networking, Security and System Administration and Web Development,
along with certificates in the following:
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco Network Professional
Computer Programming
Computer Support Technician
Web Design
Web Programming
The Cuyamaca Computer Information Science department was recently lauded by the California
Community Colleges Chancellor's Office for putting people to work in which 85 percent
of students attained the regional living wage.
Graphic Design is an exciting and rewarding field of study. If you are creative, have
strong communication and problem-solving skills, this may be the profession for you.
Areas of study include print and web design, digital illustration, and digital photography.
Graphic design is for creative people who want to be financially successful while
using their artistic talents. The graphic design program at Cuyamaca College offers
one degree and three certificates of specialization. A variety of single course career
enhancement options are available. The Cuyamaca Graphic Design department was recently
lauded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office for putting people
to work and increasing earnings by 78 per cent.
Cuyamaca College Graphic Design program prides itself in three well equipped Mac computer
labs and lecture/workroom. Our facility is known for being one of the best in San
Diego County, with equipment and software upgraded regularly to ensure that students
are using the most current technology. Our graphic design students have current skills
when entering the professional environment.
Cuyamaca College’s CADD Technology program is designed to equip students with a specialized
skill set for immediate employment, upgrade skills for professional advancement or
enable students to transfer to a four-year college or university to further pursue
their studies.
Students who complete the CADD Technology program will develop foundational skills
in blueprint reading and architectural drafting, along with specialized skills in
computer-aided design, including three-dimensional drafting. They will be able to
create 3D modeling of objects, use the latest version of 2D/3D CADD and Solid Modeling
software, and be prepared for various careers in the fast-growing CADD profession.
The Child Development and Elementary Education Department at Cuyamaca College can
open doors to a number of professions that promise to be in demand for years to come.
Graduates of this program will learn the latest about the pedagogy and importance
of a solid educational foundation for infants, toddlers and elementary school children.
The Child Development curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment as
teachers, directors and aides in preschool and childcare centers, including infant
and toddler and extended-day facilities. Courses also can be vital for parents and
health care professionals.
The Elementary Education Program is designed to provide lower-division preparation
for transfer to San Diego State University and other four-year programs that can lead
to a variety of careers.
The Child Development and Elementary Education Program includes the Cuyamaca Child
Development Center, which serves children of students, faculty, staff and the community
through a high-quality, professional program.
Course work in these programs meets the educational components of the Department of Social Services license regulations for Title 22 and the requirements for California Title V Child Development Permits.
The Cuyamaca College Environmental Health and Safety Management program provides a
curriculum that prepares new and continuing students for both immediate professional
opportunities as well as furthering their educational pursuits at the bachelor's level
and higher.
We offer an Associate of Science degree and technician certificates in two areas:
Environmental Management and Occupational Safety and Health Management.
The program emphasizes the importance of identifying hazardous conditions and agents
in the work environment. As well, our programs highlight occupational health issues
and their management in the workplace by not only understanding program components,
but studying specifically hazards associated with:
Airborne contaminants
Noise, heat, illumination and other physical hazards
Biological hazards, and
many other occupational health and safety concerns.
The Cuyamaca EHSM department was recently lauded by the California Community Colleges
Chancellor's Office for putting people to work in which 85 percent of students attained
the regional living wage.
Ornamental Horticulture at Cuyamaca College provides entry-level and advanced skills
for people interested in a career that is focused on enhancing and managing the urban
environment. Career fields range from urban forestry and tree care, greenhouse management,
landscape design and construction, grounds management, retail nursery operations,
irrigation systems design, sustainable urban landscapes, and landscape water management,
to golf and sports turf management, and other related fields including floral design.
Opportunities for advancement abound as the focus on green industries continues to
grow, along with the need for technicians who are knowledgeable in the latest water
conservation technologies.
Surveyors are involved in land surveying, route surveying, construction surveying,
photogrammetry, mapping, global positioning systems, geographical information systems,
and other areas of property description and measurements. The surveying curriculum
provides training in the many of these areas.
Course work includes the communication and computational skills required for boundary,
construction, route, and control surveying, photogrammetry, topography, drainage,
surveying law, and subdivision design, with specific emphasis upon applications of
electronic data collection and related software including CADD. Graduates should qualify
for jobs as party chief, instrument person, surveying technician, highway surveyor,
mapper, GPS technician, and CADD operator. Graduates will be prepared to pursue the
requirements necessary to become a Registered Land Surveyor in California.
Upon completion of the Surveying Technology program at Cuyamaca College a student
receives a 2-year AAS degree; Associate in Applied Science. Upon graduation, you would
have two choices
Begin working in your career field or
Continue your education by pursuing a BS degree in technology at a four-year institution.
East Region Adult Education provides free training and courses which can prepare you
for Community College Programs and also provide Community College Credit. ____________________________________
The Regional Consortium provides regional partnership and resources for the 10 Community
Colleges in the San Diego Imperial region.
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Point Loma Nazarene University partners with Cuyamaca College to provide low cost
Bachelors Degrees in Child Development or Organizational Leadership as a transfer
from Cuyamaca. Classes are held on the Cuyamaca Campus.