2026 Rankings · CA
Best Trade Colleges in California
333 ranked trade colleges in California out of 2,817 nationally
333
Schools in CA
143
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190
Partial Data Rankings
2,817
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Top Trade Colleges in California
Showing 1-25 of 333 schools
#1 in CA
#5 nationally
#1
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 79.1
79.1 / 100
Completion 97%
82.6% complete programs Retention 99%
93% retained Productivity 100%
572 completions Enrollment 238
Programs 1 fields
#2 in CA
#20 nationally
#2
Complete Data San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Temecula, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.7
76.7 / 100
Completion 96%
79.3% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 94%
520 completions Enrollment 1,190
Programs 5 fields
#3 in CA
#32 nationally
#3
Complete Data Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Completion 88%
68.4% complete programs Retention 97%
86% retained Productivity 100%
434 completions Enrollment 152
Programs 1 fields
#4 in CA
#34 nationally
#4
Complete Data Premiere Career College
Irwindale, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.5
75.5 / 100
Completion 96%
78.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 96%
83 completions Enrollment 164
Programs 2 fields
#5 in CA
#41 nationally
#5
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Completion 90%
70% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 100%
590 completions Enrollment 297
Programs 1 fields
#6 in CA
#45 nationally
#6
Complete Data Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Completion 83%
62.5% complete programs Retention 93%
81% retained Productivity 87%
873 completions Enrollment 2,538
Programs 6 fields
#7 in CA
#46 nationally
#7
Complete Data Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
Inglewood, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Completion 88%
68.3% complete programs Retention 98%
88% retained Productivity 91%
208 completions Enrollment 545
Programs 1 fields
#8 in CA
#53 nationally
#8
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Diego
San Diego, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74
74 / 100
Completion 94%
75.9% complete programs Retention 79%
73% retained Productivity 100%
529 completions Enrollment 204
Programs 1 fields
#9 in CA
#56 nationally
#9
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.9
73.9 / 100
Completion 95%
78.3% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 88%
432 completions Enrollment 1,252
Programs 2 fields
#10 in CA
#62 nationally
#10
Complete Data Institute for Business and Technology
Santa Clara, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.6
73.6 / 100
Completion 97%
82.2% complete programs Retention 98%
88% retained Productivity 94%
473 completions Enrollment 1,078
Programs 4 fields
#11 in CA
#74 nationally
#11
Complete Data High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 72.5
72.5 / 100
Completion 91%
71.2% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 76%
817 completions Enrollment 3,162
Programs 2 fields
#12 in CA
#77 nationally
#12
Complete Data San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 72.1
72.1 / 100
Completion 91%
71.4% complete programs Retention 79%
73% retained Productivity 80%
546 completions Enrollment 1,966
Programs 6 fields
#13 in CA
#81 nationally
#13
Complete Data Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
Pleasant Hill, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.7
71.7 / 100
Completion 93%
73% complete programs Retention 69%
70% retained Productivity 91%
310 completions Enrollment 799
Programs 2 fields
#14 in CA
#92 nationally
#14
Complete Data MTI College
Sacramento, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.1
71.1 / 100
Completion 91%
71.1% complete programs Retention 93%
81% retained Productivity 93%
762 completions Enrollment 1,799
Programs 5 fields
#15 in CA
#93 nationally
#15
Complete Data Carrington College-San Jose
San Jose, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71
71 / 100
Completion 94%
76.4% complete programs Retention 62%
68% retained Productivity 89%
448 completions Enrollment 1,254
Programs 3 fields
#16 in CA
#99 nationally
#16
Complete Data San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
Fresno, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.8
70.8 / 100
Completion 91%
71.2% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 78%
139 completions Enrollment 525
Programs 2 fields
#17 in CA
#108 nationally
#17
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Sacramento, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.4
70.4 / 100
Completion 89%
69.3% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 86%
619 completions Enrollment 1,911
Programs 2 fields
#18 in CA
#111 nationally
#18
Complete Data Central Coast College
Salinas, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.2
70.2 / 100
Completion 90%
70.3% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 88%
355 completions Enrollment 1,026
Programs 3 fields
#19 in CA
#112 nationally
#19
Complete Data Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
San Leandro, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.2
70.2 / 100
Completion 94%
75.8% complete programs Retention 62%
68% retained Productivity 93%
296 completions Enrollment 699
Programs 3 fields
#20 in CA
#113 nationally
#20
Complete Data San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.1
70.1 / 100
Completion 80%
56.2% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 87%
515 completions Enrollment 1,505
Programs 6 fields
#21 in CA
#126 nationally
#21
Complete Data American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.3
69.3 / 100
Completion 90%
70.4% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 81%
1139 completions Enrollment 4,032
Programs 1 fields
#22 in CA
#128 nationally
#22
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.3
69.3 / 100
Completion 83%
60.8% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 83%
807 completions Enrollment 2,679
Programs 3 fields
#23 in CA
#131 nationally
#23
Complete Data San Francisco Film School
San Francisco, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.2
69.2 / 100
Completion 99%
87.6% complete programs Retention 100%
100% retained Productivity 48%
37 completions Enrollment 258
Programs 1 fields
#24 in CA
#137 nationally
#24
Complete Data Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.8
68.8 / 100
Completion 53%
35.7% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 77%
5550 completions Enrollment 21,348
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#25 in CA
#138 nationally
#25
Complete Data American College of Healthcare and Technology
Riverside, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.7
68.7 / 100
Completion 93%
72.6% complete programs Retention 73%
71% retained Productivity 91%
191 completions Enrollment 486
Programs 3 fields
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