Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications programs in California
71 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Data Entry Keyers in California earn a median of $47,010 a year across 14,520 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Word Processors and Typists | $56,380 | 10,270 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology National City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 86 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.