Colleges for Veterans in California

88,432 students are using VA education benefits at 469 schools in California. Of those schools, 157 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 133 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 46 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
National University-San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	6,982
San Diego State University	San Diego	Public	2,352
California Institute of Applied Technology Yellow Ribbon	National City	For-profit	1,941
California State University San Marcos	San Marcos	Public	1,465
Mt San Jacinto Community College District	San Jacinto	Public	1,441
Academy of Art University Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	For-profit	1,418
University of Southern California Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	1,320
Southwestern Community College	Chula Vista	Public	1,288
University of California San Diego Yellow Ribbon	La Jolla	Public	1,272
Palomar College	San Marcos	Public	1,159
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	Public	1,124
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	Public	1,109
San Diego Mesa College	San Diego	Public	1,104
Laurus College-Slo Yellow Ribbon Flagged	San Luis Obispo	For-profit	1,072
California State University Fullerton	Fullerton	Public	1,050
The Los Angeles Film School Yellow Ribbon	Hollywood	For-profit	1,039
California State University Sacramento	Sacramento	Public	966
San Diego Miramar College	San Diego	Public	964
San Diego City College	San Diego	Public	911
California State University Long Beach	Long Beach	Public	892
UEI College Huntington Park Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Huntington Park	For-profit	859
University of California Los Angeles-UCLA Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Public	858
California State University Northridge	Northridge	Public	814
University of San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	779
Grossmont College	El Cajon	Public	753
Golden Gate University Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	744
DEVRY University-Ontario Campus Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Ontario	For-profit	743
San Jose State University	San Jose	Public	739
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	Public	715
California Baptist University Yellow Ribbon	Riverside	Private nonprofit	713
University of California Berkeley Yellow Ribbon	Berkeley	Public	706
Miracosta College	Oceanside	Public	693
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona	Public	677
University of California Irvine Yellow Ribbon	Irvine	Public	653
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo	Public	634
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut	Public	612
California State University San Bernardino	San Bernardino	Public	611
University of California Davis Yellow Ribbon	Davis	Public	609
California State University Fresno	Fresno	Public	601
University of California Riverside Yellow Ribbon	Riverside	Public	572
American River College	Sacramento	Public	562
Riverside City College	Riverside	Public	510
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	Public	503
Airstreams Renewables INC-Tehachapi	Tehachapi	For-profit	500
California State University Chico	Chico	Public	494
Universal Technical Institute of Southern California Yellow Ribbon	Long Beach	For-profit	488
Pepperdine University Yellow Ribbon	Malibu	Private nonprofit	484
University of Massachusetts Global Yellow Ribbon	Aliso Viejo	Private nonprofit	484
University of San Francisco Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	472
Solano Community College	Fairfield	Public	455
Sierra College	Rocklin	Public	438
Fresno City College	Fresno	Public	435
DEVRY University-San Diego Yellow Ribbon Flagged	San Diego	For-profit	431
Fullerton College	Fullerton	Public	416
Victor Valley College	Victorville	Public	409
University of California Santa Barbara Yellow Ribbon	Santa Barbara	Public	397
Point Loma Nazarene University Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	383
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	Public	383
California State University Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Public	380
Pasadena City College	Pasadena	Public	378
Cypress College	Cypress	Public	377
DEVRY University-Newark Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Newark	For-profit	375
Universal Technical Institute INC-California Rancho Cucamonga Yellow Ribbon	Rancho Cucamonga	For-profit	374
University of La Verne Yellow Ribbon	La Verne	Private nonprofit	365
Santa Monica College	Santa Monica	Public	364
Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga	Public	360
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	Public	346
University of California Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Public	345
DEVRY University San Jose Campus Yellow Ribbon Flagged	San Jose	For-profit	344
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	344
El Camino College	Torrance	Public	338
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	Public	331
Azusa Pacific University Yellow Ribbon	Azusa	Private nonprofit	322
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Public	322
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	Public	321
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino	Public	319
Ventura College	Ventura	Public	314
Antelope Valley College	Lancaster	Public	306
Cuyamaca College	El Cajon	Public	304
Butte College	Oroville	Public	297
West Coast University Anaheim Yellow Ribbon	Anaheim	For-profit	296
California State University Dominguez Hills	Carson	Public	294
West Coast University Ontario Yellow Ribbon	Ontario	For-profit	292
Santa Rosa Junior College	Santa Rosa	Public	289
Irvine Valley College	Irvine	Public	276
College of the Sequoias	Visalia	Public	272
College of the Desert	Palm Desert	Public	266
Chapman University Yellow Ribbon	Orange	Private nonprofit	265
Moorpark College	Moorpark	Public	263
Golden West College	Huntington Beach	Public	260
Los Angeles City College	Los Angeles	Public	254
Allan Hancock College	Santa Maria	Public	253
Norco College	Norco	Public	252
California State University Monterey Bay	Seaside	Public	250
Los Angeles Pierce College	Woodland Hills	Public	248
Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles	Public	246
Stanford University Yellow Ribbon	Stanford	Private nonprofit	245
California State University East Bay	Hayward	Public	242
University of Maryland Global Campus San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Public	234
Institute for Business and Technology	San Jose	For-profit	233
California State University-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Public	229
Concorde Career College-San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	For-profit	226
Shasta College	Redding	Public	225
California State University Channel Islands	Camarillo	Public	219
Folsom Lake College	Folsom	Public	219
Skyline College	San Bruno	Public	215
College of San Mateo	San Mateo	Public	214
Universal Technical Institute INC-Northern California Yellow Ribbon	Sacramento	For-profit	214
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	Public	213
California Aeronautical University-Bakersfield Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Bakersfield	For-profit	210
Biola University Yellow Ribbon	La Mirada	Private nonprofit	207
California State Polytechnic University Humboldt	Arcata	Public	207
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park	Public	205
The Chicago School Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	204
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	Public	202
Clovis Community College-Fresno	Fresno	Public	201
University of California Los Angeles Extension	Los Angeles	Public	194
Lionel University Yellow Ribbon	Carpinteria	For-profit	192
Laurus College Oxnard Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Oxnard	For-profit	189
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology-Inglewood Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Inglewood	For-profit	188
Coastline College	Fountain Valley	Public	186
Columbia College San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	186
Citrus College	Glendora	Public	184
Las Positas College	Livermore	Public	182
Diablo Valley College Flagged	Pleasant Hill	Public	179
San Francisco Film School Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	For-profit	174
Merced College	Merced	Public	173
San Jose City College	San Jose	Public	172
Southern California Institute of Technology-Anaheim	Anaheim	For-profit	172
California State University Stanislaus	Turlock	Public	170
Icohs College Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	170
Crafton Hills College	Yucaipa	Public	165
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	Public	164
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara	Public	160
Rio Hondo College	Whittier	Public	159
Yuba College	Marysville	Public	158
Chabot College	Hayward	Public	154
Alliant University San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	For-profit	153
Santiago Canyon College	Orange	Public	153
Glendale Community College	Glendale	Public	150
UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies	La Jolla	Public	149
High Desert Medical College	Lancaster	For-profit	147
Workshops for Warriors	San Diego	Private nonprofit	147
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	Public	146
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	Public	145
Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo	Public	141
Westcliff University Yellow Ribbon	Irvine	For-profit	140
Career Development Solutions LLC	Orange	For-profit	139
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Public	139
National Personal Training Institute of Southern California - San Diego	San Diego	For-profit	138
San Diego College of Continuing Education	San Diego	Public	138
Concordia University Irvine Yellow Ribbon	Irvine	Private nonprofit	137
Airstreams Renewables INC Camp Pendleton	Camp Pendleton	For-profit	136
San Diego Global Knowledge University Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	For-profit	136
University of California Merced Yellow Ribbon	Merced	Public	136
Reedley College	Reedley	Public	135
Glendale Career College	Glendale	For-profit	133
Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos	San Marcos	For-profit	133
California Lutheran University Yellow Ribbon	Thousand Oaks	Private nonprofit	127
National Holistic Institute Emeryville	Emeryville	For-profit	125
DEVRY University-Encino Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Encino	For-profit	124
Chula Vista Adult School	Chula Vista	Public	123
The Fab School	Rancho Cucamonga	For-profit	122
Abco Technology	Los Angeles	For-profit	121
Pacific West Academy	Van Nuys	For-profit	121
Mission College	Santa Clara	Public	120
Pima Medical Institute Chula Vista	Chula Vista	For-profit	120
The Master's University Yellow Ribbon	Santa Clarita	Private nonprofit	117
West Los Angeles College	Culver City	Public	117
Institute of Culinary Education Yellow Ribbon	Pasadena	For-profit	116
Los Angeles Mission College	Sylmar	Public	116
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	Private nonprofit	114
Imperial Valley College	Imperial	Public	113
University of Redlands Redlands Yellow Ribbon	Redlands	Private nonprofit	113
Evergreen Valley College	San Jose	Public	111
Unitek College-Fremont Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Fremont	For-profit	111
United Truck and Car Driving School	San Diego	For-profit	110
Stanbridge University	Irvine	For-profit	109
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America	San Bernardino	For-profit	103
Lemoore College	Lemoore	Public	101
Los Angeles Harbor College	Wilmington	Public	100
Park University Camp Pendleton Campus Center	Camp Pendleton	Private nonprofit	100
American Fabrication Academy	Corona	For-profit	99
Barstow Community College	Barstow	Public	99
West Coast University North Hollywood Yellow Ribbon	North Hollywood	For-profit	99
Bellus Academy Chula Vista	Chula Vista	For-profit	98
Santa Clara University Yellow Ribbon	Santa Clara	Private nonprofit	98
Touro University Worldwide Yellow Ribbon	Los Alamitos	Private nonprofit	98
Cabrillo College	Aptos	Public	97
University of the Pacific-Stockton Yellow Ribbon	Stockton	Private nonprofit	97
Loyola Marymount University Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	96
Gavilan College	Gilroy	Public	94
Hartnell College	Salinas	Public	94
William Jessup University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Rocklin	Private nonprofit	94
UEI College Fresno Flagged	Fresno	For-profit	92
Vanguard University of Southern California Yellow Ribbon	Costa Mesa	Private nonprofit	92
Intercoast Colleges West Covina	West Covina	For-profit	91
New York Film Academy Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Burbank	For-profit	90
Bassett Adult School	La Puente	Public	89
Cerro Coso Community College	Ridgecrest	Public	89
American Career College-Anaheim	Anaheim	For-profit	87
Musicians Institute Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Hollywood	For-profit	87
The Ding King Training Institute	Costa Mesa	For-profit	87
American Career College-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	For-profit	86
Carrington College Sacramento Yellow Ribbon	Sacramento	For-profit	86
Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego	San Diego	For-profit	84
University of St Augustine for Health Sciences-San Marcos Yellow Ribbon	San Marcos	For-profit	83
College of the Redwoods	Eureka	Public	82
Fresno Pacific University Yellow Ribbon	Fresno	Private nonprofit	81
Madera Community College	Madera	Public	81
United States University Flagged	San Diego	For-profit	81
Institute of Technology-Clovis Yellow Ribbon	Clovis	For-profit	79
Cni College	Santa Ana	For-profit	76
Napa Valley College	Napa	Public	75
University of California Davis Continuing & Professional Education	Davis	Public	73
The Accounting Academy	San Diego	For-profit	72
Bellus Academy Poway	Poway	For-profit	71
Saint Marys College of California Yellow Ribbon	Moraga	Private nonprofit	70
Aviation Institute of Maintenance	Fremont	For-profit	69
Paul Mitchell the School San Diego	San Diego	For-profit	69
Summit College-El Cajon	El Cajon	For-profit	69
Ata College Flagged	El Cajon	For-profit	67
Canada College	Redwood City	Public	65
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education	La Puente	Public	64
National Career Education	Citrus Heights	For-profit	64
Advanced Career Institute Flagged	Visalia	For-profit	63
Newschool of Architecture and Design Yellow Ribbon Flagged	San Diego	For-profit	63
Fielding Graduate University	Santa Barbara	Private nonprofit	62
Los Angeles Pacific University Yellow Ribbon	Glendora	Private nonprofit	62
California State University Maritime Academy	Vallejo	Public	61
Smith Chason College	Los Angeles	For-profit	60
West Valley College	Saratoga	Public	60
Copper Mountain College	Joshua Tree	Public	59
Samuel Merritt University Yellow Ribbon	Oakland	Private nonprofit	57
Cbd College	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	56
Southern California University of Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Whittier	Private nonprofit	56
Woodland Community College	Woodland	Public	56
California Miramar University	San Diego	For-profit	55
Contra Costa College Flagged	San Pablo	Public	55
University of San Diego School of Law Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	55
Paul Mitchell the School Temecula	Temecula	For-profit	54
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Yellow Ribbon	Garden Grove	For-profit	53
Laney College	Oakland	Public	53
Hypnosis Motivation Institute	Tarzana	Private nonprofit	52
Platt College-Ontario Yellow Ribbon	Ontario	For-profit	52
Western Pacific Truck School-Stockton	Stockton	For-profit	52
Amda College of the Performing Arts Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	51
North-West College Pomona	Pomona	For-profit	51
Riggins Urban Barber and Beauty College	San Diego	For-profit	51
Simpson University Yellow Ribbon	Redding	Private nonprofit	51
Berkeley City College	Berkeley	Public	50
Smith Chason College	Ontario	For-profit	50
California Western School of Law Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	Private nonprofit	49
Los Angeles Southwest College	Los Angeles	Public	49
University of Silicon Valley Yellow Ribbon	San Jose	For-profit	49
Asher College	Sacramento	For-profit	48
Associated Barber College of San Diego	San Diego	For-profit	48
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino Yellow Ribbon	San Bernardino	For-profit	48
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Fresno Yellow Ribbon	Fresno	For-profit	48
University of the Pacific Sacramento Campus Yellow Ribbon	Sacramento	Private nonprofit	48
Brownson Technical School	Anaheim	For-profit	47
Ohlone College	Fremont	Public	47
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone Yellow Ribbon	St Helena	Private nonprofit	46
Dominican University of California Yellow Ribbon	San Rafael	Private nonprofit	46
The Recording Arts Center	San Diego	For-profit	46
University of California San Francisco	San Francisco	Public	46
Claremont Graduate University Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	45
Columbia College	Sonora	Public	45
University of California College of the Law - San Francisco	San Francisco	Public	45
Professional Golfers Career College Yellow Ribbon	Temecula	For-profit	44
Western University of Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Pomona	Private nonprofit	44
California Institute of Integral Studies Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	43
Campus	Sacramento	For-profit	43
California Coast University Yellow Ribbon	Santa Ana	For-profit	42
Central Texas College Camp Pendleton	Camp Pendleton	Public	42
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology	San Francisco	For-profit	42
Otis College of Art and Design Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	41
Platt College-Riverside Yellow Ribbon	Riverside	For-profit	41
Porterville College	Porterville	Public	41
California College of the Arts San Francisco Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	40
College of the Siskiyous	Weed	Public	39
La Sierra University Yellow Ribbon	Riverside	Private nonprofit	39
California State University Sacramento College of Continuing Education	Sacramento	Public	38
Laguna College of Art and Design Yellow Ribbon	Laguna Beach	Private nonprofit	38
Saybrook University Yellow Ribbon	Pasadena	Private nonprofit	38
Gemological Institute of America Carlsbad	Carlsbad	Private nonprofit	36
Mendocino College	Ukiah	Public	36
Pacific Union College Yellow Ribbon	Angwin	Private nonprofit	36
Career Care Institute Lancaster	Lancaster	For-profit	35
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood Yellow Ribbon	North Hollywood	For-profit	35
Southern California Seminary Yellow Ribbon	El Cajon	Private nonprofit	35
Ca Department of Corrections-Rehab	Galt	Public	34
California State University East Bay-Continuing Education	Hayward	Public	34
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute-West Hollywood	West Hollywood	For-profit	34
College of Instrument Technology	Bellflower	For-profit	33
Design Institute of San Diego Yellow Ribbon	San Diego	For-profit	33
Merritt College	Oakland	Public	33
Summit College	San Bernardino	For-profit	32
Charles R Drew Univ of Medicine and Science Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	31
Compton College	Compton	Public	31
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Concord Yellow Ribbon	Concord	For-profit	31
Lassen Community College	Susanville	Public	31
National Polytechnic College	Lakewood	For-profit	31
Occidental College Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	31
University of Pennsylvania the Wharton School Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	31
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Sacramento Yellow Ribbon	Sacramento	For-profit	30
Healing Hands School of Holistic Health	Escondido	For-profit	30
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Yellow Ribbon	Monterey	Private nonprofit	29
National Personal Training Institute of Southern California INC Sacramento	Sacramento	For-profit	29
Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento	Sacramento	For-profit	29
San Diego Christian College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Santee	Private nonprofit	29
Vincennes University	San Diego	Public	29
Art Center College of Design Yellow Ribbon	Pasadena	Private nonprofit	28
Chamberlain University-Rancho Cordova Yellow Ribbon	Rancho Cordova	For-profit	28
Life Chiropractic College West Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Hayward	Private nonprofit	28
Mount St Mary's University-Doheny Campus Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	28
National College of Technical Instruction	Roseville	For-profit	28
Palo Alto University Yellow Ribbon	Palo Alto	Private nonprofit	28
Taft College	Taft	Public	28
College of Alameda	Alameda	Public	27
Hope International University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Fullerton	Private nonprofit	27
Platt College Yellow Ribbon	Anaheim	For-profit	27
Southwestern Law School Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	27
Fuller Theological Seminary	Pasadena	Private nonprofit	26
Paul Mitchell the School Costa Mesa	Costa Mesa	For-profit	26
Tga Truck Driving School	Downey	For-profit	26
Western Truck School	West Sacramento	For-profit	26
Cinta Aveda Institute Flagged	San Francisco	For-profit	25
Loyola Marymount University Law School Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	25
Miracosta College Community Education and Workforce Development	Carlsbad	Public	25
Woodbury University Yellow Ribbon	Burbank	Private nonprofit	25
Bellus Academy El Cajon	El Cajon	For-profit	24
Center for Employment Training San Jose Flagged	San Jose	Private nonprofit	24
Institute of Technology-Modesto Yellow Ribbon	Modesto	For-profit	24
Pacifica Graduate Institute Yellow Ribbon	Carpinteria	For-profit	24
Paul Mitchell the School Sherman Oaks	Sherman Oaks	For-profit	23
Welding Certification Center	Pomona	For-profit	23
American College of Healthcare and Technology	Riverside	For-profit	22
California Institute of the Arts Yellow Ribbon	Valencia	Private nonprofit	22
Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe	Public	22
Summit College-Santa Ana	Santa Ana	For-profit	22
The Master's University-the Master's Seminary	Sun Valley	Private nonprofit	22
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care-EMT	Los Angeles	Public	21
Menlo College Yellow Ribbon	Atherton	Private nonprofit	20
Pacific Oaks College Yellow Ribbon	Pasadena	Private nonprofit	20
Platt College Alhambra Yellow Ribbon	Alhambra	For-profit	20
Salon Success Academy Corona	Corona	For-profit	20
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus	Calexico	Public	20
Touro University California Yellow Ribbon	Vallejo	Private nonprofit	20
Capstone College	Pasadena	For-profit	19
Chamberlain University-Irwindale Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Irwindale	For-profit	19
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Van Nuys Yellow Ribbon	Van Nuys	For-profit	19
John Paul the Great Catholic University Yellow Ribbon	Escondido	Private nonprofit	19
Keck Graduate Institute Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	19
Life Pacific University	San Dimas	Private nonprofit	19
Whittier College Yellow Ribbon	Whittier	Private nonprofit	19
College of Marin	Kentfield	Public	18
Cr'u Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering INC	Garden Grove	For-profit	18
Humphreys University	Stockton	Private nonprofit	18
Independent Training and Apprenticeship Program	Sacramento	For-profit	18
Mount St Mary's University Chalon Yellow Ribbon	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	18
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology	San Marcos	For-profit	18
Southern California Health Institute Flagged	North Hollywood	For-profit	18
Southern California Welding Training and Testing Center-Mariner	Oxnard	For-profit	18
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario Yellow Ribbon	Ontario	For-profit	17
Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education Flagged	Baldwin Park	Public	17
Milan Institute-Clovis	Fresno	For-profit	17
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena Flagged	Pasadena	For-profit	17
Southern California College of Barber and Beauty	Escondido	For-profit	17
University of San Francisco School of Law Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	17
University of the Pacific San Francisco Campus Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	17
American University of Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Signal Hill	For-profit	16
Angeles University	Glendale	For-profit	16
Antioch University Los Angeles Yellow Ribbon	Culver City	Private nonprofit	16
California Barber and Beauty College Flagged	San Diego	For-profit	16
Dehart Technical School	Modesto	For-profit	16
Federico Beauty Institute	Sacramento	For-profit	16
Fremont University Yellow Ribbon	Cerritos	For-profit	16
Institute of Technology INC Redding Yellow Ribbon	Redding	For-profit	15
International School of Beauty	Palm Desert	For-profit	15
Ventura Adult and Career Education	Ventura	Public	15
Westmont College	Santa Barbara	Private nonprofit	15
Advance Beauty College INC Flagged	Garden Grove	For-profit	14
Executive Flight Institute LLC	Murrieta	Flight school	14
Paul Mitchell the School East Bay	Pleasant Hill	For-profit	14
Quattro Barber College Corp dba Moler Barber College	Oakland	For-profit	14
Roadmaster Drivers School-Fontana	Fontana	For-profit	14
Salon Success Academy	Upland	For-profit	14
Unitek College-Hayward	Hayward	For-profit	14
North-West College-West Covina	West Covina	For-profit	13
Paul Mitchell the School Modesto Flagged	Modesto	For-profit	13
Pitzer College Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	13
School of Urban Missions	El Dorado Hills	Private nonprofit	13
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care-Paramedic Education	Los Angeles	Public	13
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Yellow Ribbon	Tustin	For-profit	13
West Hills College Coalinga	Coalinga	Public	13
Contra Costa Medical Career College	Antioch	For-profit	12
International American University	Los Angeles	For-profit	12
Marshall B Ketchum University	Fullerton	Private nonprofit	12
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Yellow Ribbon	San Francisco	Private nonprofit	12
California Hair Design Academy	La Mesa	For-profit	11
Claremont Lincoln University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Claremont	Private nonprofit	11
Mayfield College Yellow Ribbon	Cathedral City	For-profit	11
Urban Barber College	Concord	For-profit	11
West Coast Barber College	Oceanside	For-profit	11
Bridges Beauty College Flagged	Victorville	For-profit	10
California College of Barbering and Cosmetology	Stockton	For-profit	10
Hoss Lee Academy	Roseville	For-profit	10
Los Angeles College of Music Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Pasadena	For-profit	10
Meridian University	Petaluma	For-profit	10
Sacramento Ultrasound Institute	Sacramento	For-profit	10
Scripps College Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	10
Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula	Private nonprofit	10
West Coast University Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles	Los Angeles	For-profit	10
Borners Barber College	Los Angeles	For-profit	9
California Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Pasadena	Private nonprofit	9
Claremont McKenna College Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	9
Coast Flight Training and Management INC	San Diego	Flight school	9
Elite Cosmetology School Flagged	Palm Desert	For-profit	9
Epic Bible College and Graduate School Flagged	Sacramento	Private nonprofit	9
John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College Flagged	Long Beach	For-profit	9
Machinist Career College	Ontario	Private nonprofit	9
The Nurse Academy	National City	For-profit	9
Advance Beauty Techs Academy Flagged	Corona	For-profit	8
American Beauty College	West Covina	For-profit	8
California Career Institute	Anaheim	For-profit	8
Cal-Trade Welding School of Modesto	Modesto	For-profit	8
Central California School of Continuing Education Flagged	San Luis Obispo	For-profit	8
Cinema Makeup School	Los Angeles	For-profit	8
Feather River College	Quincy	Public	8
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts - Modesto Yellow Ribbon	Modesto	For-profit	8
Los Angeles College of Aesthetics Flagged	Los Angeles	For-profit	8
Mixed Institute of Cosmetology	Sacramento	For-profit	8
Modern Technology School	Fountain Valley	For-profit	8
Pacific College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Costa Mesa	For-profit	8
Pomona College Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	8
Westminster Theological Seminary in California	Escondido	Private nonprofit	8
Academy for Professional Development	Modesto	For-profit	7
Animal Behavior College	Valencia	For-profit	7
Antioch University-Santa Barbara Yellow Ribbon	Santa Barbara	Private nonprofit	7
Central Coast College	Salinas	For-profit	7
Charter College Oxnard Yellow Ribbon	Oxnard	For-profit	7
Coba Academy	Anaheim	For-profit	7
Healthcare Career College	Paramount	For-profit	7
Healthstaff Training Institute	Ontario	For-profit	7
Salon Success Academy Riverside	Riverside	For-profit	7
Sofia University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Palo Alto	For-profit	7
University of California San Diego Medical Center	San Diego	Public	7
A T Still University-California Campus	Santa Maria	Private nonprofit	6
Beaumont Adult School	Beaumont	Public	6
California College of Physical Arts	Huntington Beach	For-profit	6
California Welding Institute	Lake Elsinore	For-profit	6
Fresno County Paramedic Program	Fresno	Public	6
National Career College-Panorama City	Panorama City	For-profit	6
Northeastern University San Jose Yellow Ribbon	San Jose	Private nonprofit	6
Professional Medical Careers Institute	Westlake Village	For-profit	6
Wings Flight School	Vacaville	Flight school	6
Academy for Salon Professionals	Northridge	For-profit	5
American Career Training	Redding	For-profit	5
Bethesda University Flagged	Anaheim	Private nonprofit	5
California Healing Arts College	Carson	For-profit	5
Claremont School of Theology Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	5
Franciscan School of Theology	San Diego	Private nonprofit	5
Harvey Mudd College Yellow Ribbon	Claremont	Private nonprofit	5
Lyle's College of Beauty	Bakersfield	For-profit	5
Paul Mitchell the School San Jose	San Jose	For-profit	5
South Coast College	Orange	For-profit	5
Southern California Institute of Architecture	Los Angeles	Private nonprofit	5
University of the West	Rosemead	Private nonprofit	5

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