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Adobe Certified Professional Illustrator and InDesign

Charter Oak Adult Education · Covina, CA

Cost
$400
Length
10 weeks
Working 6 months later
61%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
55
Finished the program
84%Based on 49 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
61%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
$13,781A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Covina is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Web and Digital Interface Designers

Job ads may call this: Webmaster · Web Designer · Web Architect · Web Design Specialist

The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

Typical pay in California
$139,920per year
Projected openings
23,940
Projected change
+13.9%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 54% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 27% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.6%
High school diploma
6%
Started college, no degree
11%
Two-year degree
9%
Four-year degree
54%
Master's degree
16%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Professor · Instructor · Art Professor · Art Instructor

  • Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Organize performance groups and direct their rehearsals.
Typical pay in California
$102,193per year
Projected openings
8,060
Projected change
+0.9%
Usually needs
Master's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Doctorate or professional degree — 49% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Master's degree. 21% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.6%
High school diploma
2%
Started college, no degree
2%
Two-year degree
2%
Four-year degree
15%
Master's degree
31%
Doctorate or professional degree
49%

Art Directors

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Art Director · Art Supervisor · Design Director · Creative Manager

  • Work with creative directors to develop design solutions.
  • Present final layouts to clients for approval.
  • Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
  • Confer with creative, art, copywriting, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate creative activities.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Confer with clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.
  • Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.
  • Review and approve art materials, copy materials, and proofs of printed copy developed by staff members.
Typical pay in California
$141,637per year
Projected openings
30,370
Projected change
+5.5%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
5 years or more in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 42% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 44% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
3%
High school diploma
15%
Started college, no degree
17%
Two-year degree
9%
Four-year degree
42%
Master's degree
13%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

This course students learn the foundational skills needed to effectively communicate using digital medial tools. Instruction in this digital media course focuses on the utilization of both Illustrator and lnDesign. Illustrator is the industry-standard vector graphics app in which students learn the skills necessary to create logos, icons, drawings, typography, illustrations for print, web, video, and mobile. Using lnDesign, students will successfully be able to create, preflight, and publish documents for print and digital media. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the opportunity to take both the Adobe Illustrator and Adobe lnDesign Certification exams.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • Covina AJCCAffiliate site

    Phone: 626-667-2601

    1115 E. Puente StreetTri-Community Adult School BuildingCovina, CA 91724about 1.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm 0pm Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

  • Pomona Valley Comprehensive AJCCComprehensive center

    Phone: 909-242-7999

    1460 E. Holt AvenueThe Village at Indian Hill Suite 130Pomona, CA 91767about 5.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • East San Gabriel Valley AJCCComprehensive center

    Phone: 626-934-5701

    14101 E. Nelson AvenueHacienda La Puente Adult Education (HLPAE)La Puente, CA 91746about 8.2 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you