Public Service
Prepare for a career in public service with the associate degrees and certificate programs at CCLA.
Turn your passion for serving your community into a successful career helping resolve public problems or delivering public services.
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Start a Rewarding Career Serving Your Community
Public services, whether delivered by government agencies, nonprofits, or other nongovernmental organizations, often offer strong pay and benefits. If you have a passion for solving public problems and delivering public services, the 12+ programs at the Community Colleges of LA will prepare you with the skills, knowledge, and credential you need to build a successful career serving your community.
California Career Outlook
Average Annual Salary*
$78,389
Average Annual Job Openings**
31,800
* Projections Central – State Occupational Projections
** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Public Service
Career Education Programs
Administration of Justice
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Cerritos College
Citrus College
Compton 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 Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
Los Angeles Valley College
Mount San Antonio College
Pasadena City College
Rio Hondo College
Santa Monica College
West Los Angeles College
Basic Police Academy Preparation
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Los Angeles Mission College
West Los Angeles College
Court Reporting
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Cerritos College
Crime Scene Technology
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Los Angeles Mission College
Emergency Medical Technician
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Citrus College
Compton College
East Los Angeles College
El Camino College
Glendale Community College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Rio Hondo College
Employment Development
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Los Angeles Pierce College
Fire – Wildland Fire Technology
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East Los Angeles College
Rio Hondo College
Fire Technology
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
East Los Angeles College
El Camino College
Glendale Community College
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Valley College
Mount San Antonio College
Pasadena City College
Rio Hondo College
West Los Angeles College
Forensic Identification/Investigation
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
East Los Angeles College
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Rio Hondo College
Human Resources
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Cerritos College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
Human Services
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles City College
Rio Hondo College
Law, Public Policy, and Society
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West Los Angeles College
Legal Secretary
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West Los Angeles College
Paralegal
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Cerritos College
El Camino College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
Los Angeles Valley College
Mount San Antonio College
Pasadena City College
West Los Angeles College
Police Academy Module I
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Rio Hondo College
Probation/Correction Officer
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Los Angeles Mission College
West Los Angeles College
Public Administration
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
Los Angeles Pierce College
Sign Language/Inter. Training
AVAILABLE CAMPUSES
El Camino College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Mount San Antonio College
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