Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

Ventura, CA · Public · 52 students · Visit Website

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education offers certificate programs designed to align with local business needs and industry standards, with a focus on preparing students for job readiness, search, placement, and retention. The school provides training in areas like Medical Assisting, Phlebotomy, Accounting, and CAD/3D Modeling, with some programs offering hybrid in-person and online learning options. They also offer free classes through their Workforce Development Academy, which can lead to scholarships for their full-time career technical education programs.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$34,588/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

59/100

All Programs at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

2 trade programs at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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62 $37,356/yr Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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56 $31,821/yr $3,500 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.