Security Science and Technology programs in California
30 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
Accountants and Auditors in California earn a median of $97,050 a year across 175,360 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $174,560 | 99,580 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $134,440 | 80,150 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $118,880 | 65,940 |
| Information Security Analysts | $138,570 | 15,570 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $163,960 | 13,200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln University Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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 Security Science and Technology — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.