Manufacturing & Product Development
Build a successful career at the Community Colleges of LA.
Gain the current industry skills, tools, and techniques needed for in-demand jobs in the manufacturing and product development fields at CCLA.
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Make Your Future at CCLA
Manufacturing in California is a $300 billion industry and accounts for nearly 8 percent of the state’s total workforce, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. As the current manufacturing workforce gets older, employers need qualified workers to replace them. CCLA offers a wide range of programs designed to equip you with the skills to fill these roles. You’ll gain hands-on experience with the latest advanced manufacturing and product development knowledge, tools, and techniques, so you can enter the workforce quickly and thrive once on the job.
California Career Outlook
Average Annual Salary*
$51,059
Average Annual Job Openings**
22,260
* Projections Central – State Occupational Projections
** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Manufacturing & Product Development
Career Education Programs
| Program | Available Campuses |
|---|---|
| Animation | Cerritos College Glendale Community College |
| CNC Programming & Operations | Compton College El Camino College Glendale Community College Long Beach City College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Tech College Los Angeles Valley College Mount San Antonio College |
| CNC Woodworking | Cerritos College |
| Coordinate Metrology | Cerritos College |
| Electronic Assembly | Mount San Antonio College |
| Furniture Manufacturing Tech | Cerritos College |
| Graphic Design | Cerritos College Citrus College East Los Angeles College El Camino College Glendale Community College Long Beach City College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Trade Tech College Los Angeles Valley College Mount San Antonio College Pasadena City College Rio Hondo College Santa Monica College |
| Industrial Design | Mount San Antonio College |
| Industrial Electronics | Cerritos College Los Angeles Valley College Mount San Antonio College |
| Industrial Quality Control | Los Angeles Southwest College |
| Machining Technology | Cerritos College Compton College El Camino College Glendale Community College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Trade Tech College Los Angeles Valley College Mount San Antonio College Pasadena City College |
| Manufacturing Technology | Cerritos College Compton College El Camino College Glendale Community College Los Angeles Valley College Mount San Antonio College |
| Plastics Manufacturing | Cerritos College |
| Product Design/Development | Cerritos College Pasadena City College |
| Quality Assurance | Cerritos College El Camino College Los Angeles Southwest College |
| Rapid Prototyping | Compton College |
| Sheet Metal Work | Los Angeles Trade Tech College |
| Welding/Fabrication | Cerritos College Compton College El Camino College Glendale Community College Long Beach City College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Trade Tech College Mount San Antonio College Pasadena City College Rio Hondo College |
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