Program Payoff

California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, California. 12 certificate and associate programs, private, for-profit. 12 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in California.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $40,896 (32) $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $36,848 (14) $77,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $33,993 (26) $49,660
Medical Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $33,281 (20) $77,590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $72,560
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Air Transportation Associate's degree not published $123,780
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $49,660
Medical Assistants
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $43,240
Security Guards
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $77,590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,980
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,980
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.