Program Payoff

Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education programs in California

9 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $18,818 at Diversified Vocational College.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate $18,818 (234 grads)
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita Undergraduate certificate not published
Gavilan College Gilroy Associate's degree not published
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate not published
Modesto Junior College Modesto Undergraduate certificate not published
Ohlone College Fremont Undergraduate certificate not published
Shasta College Redding Undergraduate certificate not published
Southwestern College Chula Vista Associate's degree not published
Yuba College Marysville Undergraduate certificate not published

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.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.