Not a California state website. An independent project built from public data.
Afterward · CA

California training programs, and what happened to the people who took them

Español (inicio)

Back to search

GIS Certificate

Bootcamp Gis · San Diego, CA

Cost
$5,775
Length
120 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

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

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

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.

Where California publishes a separate figure for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Job ads may call this: Data Processing Manager · Technical Services Manager · Computing Services Director · Application Development Director

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Manage backup, security and user help systems.
  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.

What this pays in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$129,985$210,208$309,639
Across California$132,150$221,952$331,439

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$221,952per yearSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA: $196,955
Projected openings
82,270San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA: 7,490
Projected change
+16.5%
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.

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 — 46% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.6%
High school diploma
4%
Started college, no degree
13%
Two-year degree
8%
Four-year degree
46%
Master's degree
25%
Doctorate or professional degree
3%

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.

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Principal · Site Coordinator · Childcare Director · Education Director

  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
  • Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
  • Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
  • Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.

What this pays in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$47,321$63,549$99,858
Across California$48,388$68,226$102,491

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$68,226per yearSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA: $63,689
Projected openings
8,100San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA: 560
Projected change
+8.4%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

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

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Master's degree — 44% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 17% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
1%
High school diploma
5%
Started college, no degree
7%
Two-year degree
4%
Four-year degree
25%
Master's degree
44%
Doctorate or professional degree
13%

Program details

This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.

Students complete 6 project-based courses using Geographic Information Systems data software and applications. Content is available online. Students have remote office hours access to industry SME instructors. Curriclum is assynchronous and can be completed in 6 months. Included is career services support to connect with hiring managers industry groups and companies. The outcome is placing 6 key industry workflows on the student's portfolio. There are no prerequisites.

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

  • Metro Career CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 619-319-9675 and 619-266-4253

    4389 Imperial AvenueSan Diego, CA 92113about 3.7 miles away

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

    Has a veterans' representative

  • East County Career CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 619-319-9675

    151 Van Houten AvePCGEl Cajon, CA 92020about 6.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm

  • South Bay Career CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 619-319-9675

    333 H StreetSouth Bay Career Bldg. Suite 1055Chula Vista, CA 91910about 8 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5 :00p.m.

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