Alton Brown, Dian Fossey, and Tony Gwynn all hail from California, but has more to offer than just celebrities. Architecture schools in California can help an aspiring architect gain the proficiency and understanding necessary for a successful career. There are 57 architecture colleges in California from which students can pick the one that best suits their needs. Architecture programs in California reportedly graduated 2,351 students in the 2008-2009 school year.
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| Architecture Schools in Bakersfield |
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr
Bakersfield, CA, 93305 |
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| Architecture Schools in Berkeley |
University of California-Berkeley
Gayley Rd & Stadium Rim Way
Berkeley, CA, 94720 |
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| Architecture Schools in Burbank |
Woodbury University
7500 Glenoaks Blvd
Burbank, CA, 91510 |
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| Architecture Schools in Chula Vista |
Southwestern College
900 Otay Lakes Rd
Chula Vista, CA, 91910 |
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| Architecture Schools in Costa Mesa |
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626 |
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| Architecture Schools in Davis |
University of California-Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA, 95616 |
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| Architecture Schools in El Cajon |
Cuyamaca College
900 Rancho San Diego Pky
El Cajon, CA, 92019 |
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| Architecture Schools in Fresno |
Fresno City College
1101 E. University Ave
Fresno, CA, 93741 |
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| Architecture Schools in Fullerton |
Fullerton College
321 E Chapman Avenue
Fullerton, CA, 92832 |
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| Architecture Schools in Glendale |
Glendale Community College
1500 N Verdugo Rd
Glendale, CA, 91208 |
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| Architecture Schools in Hayward |
Chabot College
25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA, 94545 |
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| Architecture Schools in Huntington Beach |
Golden West College
15744 Goldenwest St.
Huntington Beach, CA, 92647 |
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| Architecture Schools in Irvine |
University of California-Irvine
204 Administration
Irvine, CA, 92697 |
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| Architecture Schools in Kentfield |
College of Marin
835 College Ave
Kentfield, CA, 94904 |
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| Architecture Schools in Long Beach |
Long Beach City College
4901 E. Carson St.
Long Beach, CA, 90808 |
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| Architecture Schools in Los Angeles |
Los Angeles City College
855 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA, 90029 |
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Los Angeles Harbor College
1111 Figueroa Place
Los Angeles, CA, 90744 |
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Los Angeles Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Ave
Los Angeles, CA, 91371 |
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College
400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90015 |
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Los Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA, 91401 |
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Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90045 |
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Southern California Institute of Architecture
960 E. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90013 |
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University of California-Los Angeles
405 Hilgard Ave
Los Angeles, CA, 90095 |
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University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA, 90089 |
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| Architecture Schools in Mission Viejo |
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Pky
Mission Viejo, CA, 92692 |
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| Architecture Schools in Modesto |
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave
Modesto, CA, 95350 |
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| Architecture Schools in Monterey Park |
East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA, 91754 |
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| Architecture Schools in Norwalk |
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA, 90650 |
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| Architecture Schools in Oakland |
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland, CA, 94618 |
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Laney College
900 Fallon St
Oakland, CA, 94607 |
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| Architecture Schools in Oceanside |
MiraCosta College
One Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA, 92056 |
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| Architecture Schools in Palm Desert |
College of the Desert
43-500 Monterey Ave
Palm Desert, CA, 92260 |
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| Architecture Schools in Pasadena |
Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida St
Pasadena, CA, 91103 |
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| Architecture Schools in Pleasant Hill |
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Rd
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523 |
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| Architecture Schools in Pomona |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
3801 W Temple Ave
Pomona, CA, 91768 |
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| Architecture Schools in Riverside |
Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA, 92506 |
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| Architecture Schools in Sacramento |
Cosumnes River College
8401 Center Parkway
Sacramento, CA, 95823 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Bernardino |
San Bernardino Valley College
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, CA, 92410 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Buenaventura |
Ventura College
4667 Telegraph Rd
San Buenaventura, CA, 93003 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Diego |
Newschool of Architecture and Design
1249 F St
San Diego, CA, 92101 |
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San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Dr
San Diego, CA, 92111 |
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San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA, 92182 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Francisco |
Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery
San Francisco, CA, 94105 |
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City College of San Francisco
50 Phelan Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94112 |
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University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St
San Francisco, CA, 94117 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Jose |
San Jose State University
1 Washington Sq
San Jose, CA, 95192 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Luis Obispo |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
One Grand Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407 |
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Cuesta College
Highway 1
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93403 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Mateo |
College of San Mateo
1700 W Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, CA, 94402 |
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| Architecture Schools in San Pablo |
Contra Costa College
2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA, 94806 |
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| Architecture Schools in Santa Rosa |
Santa Rosa Junior College
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 |
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| Architecture Schools in Saratoga |
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Ave
Saratoga, CA, 95070 |
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| Architecture Schools in Stockton |
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA, 95207 |
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| Architecture Schools in Torrance |
El Camino Community College District
16007 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA, 90506 |
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| Architecture Schools in Visalia |
College of the Sequoias
915 S Mooney Blvd
Visalia, CA, 93277 |
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| Architecture Schools in Walnut |
Mt San Antonio College
1100 N Grand Ave
Walnut, CA, 91789 |
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| Architecture Schools in Whittier |
Rio Hondo College
3600 Workman Mill Rd
Whittier, CA, 90601 |
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| City | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile | Average |
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| Bakersfield | $50,305.00 | $63,705.00 | $78,490.00 | $89,020.00 | $98,750.00 | $75,435.00 |
| Berkeley | $46,215.00 | $55,910.00 | $68,850.00 | $83,535.00 | $105,620.00 | $71,890.00 |
| Burbank | $46,215.00 | $56,165.00 | $71,045.00 | $90,885.00 | $135,240.00 | $82,640.00 |
| Chula Vista | $41,610.00 | $48,745.00 | $65,385.00 | $87,095.00 | $119,000.00 | $72,120.00 |
| Costa Mesa | $40,655.00 | $52,560.00 | $68,580.00 | $84,145.00 | $105,635.00 | $71,220.00 |
| Davis | $47,060.00 | $57,760.00 | $71,240.00 | $89,630.00 | $37,735.00 | $80,840.00 |
| El Cajon | $41,610.00 | $48,745.00 | $65,385.00 | $87,095.00 | $119,000.00 | $72,120.00 |
| Fresno | $39,090.00 | $49,565.00 | $64,985.00 | $84,245.00 | $99,670.00 | $67,570.00 |
| Fullerton | $40,655.00 | $52,560.00 | $68,580.00 | $84,145.00 | $105,635.00 | $71,220.00 |
| Hayward | $46,215.00 | $55,910.00 | $68,850.00 | $83,535.00 | $105,620.00 | $71,890.00 |
| Huntington Beach | $40,655.00 | $52,560.00 | $68,580.00 | $84,145.00 | $105,635.00 | $71,220.00 |
| Irvine | $40,655.00 | $52,560.00 | $68,580.00 | $84,145.00 | $105,635.00 | $71,220.00 |
| Kentfield | $44,655.00 | $55,125.00 | $68,105.00 | $83,110.00 | $99,470.00 | $70,320.00 |
| Mission Viejo | $40,655.00 | $52,560.00 | $68,580.00 | $84,145.00 | $105,635.00 | $71,220.00 |
| Modesto | $40,190.00 | $47,245.00 | $61,155.00 | $70,545.00 | $79,450.00 | $59,290.00 |
| Oakland | $46,215.00 | $55,910.00 | $68,850.00 | $83,535.00 | $105,620.00 | $71,890.00 |
| Oceanside | $41,610.00 | $48,745.00 | $65,385.00 | $87,095.00 | $119,000.00 | $72,120.00 |
| Palm Desert | $41,810.00 | $51,625.00 | $64,380.00 | $83,685.00 | $101,620.00 | $67,105.00 |
| Pleasant Hill | $46,215.00 | $55,910.00 | $68,850.00 | $83,535.00 | $105,620.00 | $71,890.00 |
| Riverside | $41,810.00 | $51,625.00 | $64,380.00 | $83,685.00 | $101,620.00 | $67,105.00 |
| Sacramento | $47,060.00 | $57,760.00 | $71,240.00 | $89,630.00 | $37,735.00 | $80,840.00 |
| San Bernardino | $41,810.00 | $51,625.00 | $64,380.00 | $83,685.00 | $101,620.00 | $67,105.00 |
| San Buenaventura | $49,700.00 | $59,375.00 | $75,240.00 | $93,750.00 | $120,495.00 | $78,315.00 |
| San Diego | $41,610.00 | $48,745.00 | $65,385.00 | $87,095.00 | $119,000.00 | $72,120.00 |
| San Francisco | $44,655.00 | $55,125.00 | $68,105.00 | $83,110.00 | $99,470.00 | $70,320.00 |
| San Jose | $46,215.00 | $56,165.00 | $71,045.00 | $90,885.00 | $135,240.00 | $82,640.00 |
| San Luis Obispo | $36,175.00 | $41,870.00 | $49,550.00 | $68,880.00 | $90,370.00 | $56,725.00 |
| San Mateo | $44,655.00 | $55,125.00 | $68,105.00 | $83,110.00 | $99,470.00 | $70,320.00 |
| San Pablo | $46,215.00 | $55,910.00 | $68,850.00 | $83,535.00 | $105,620.00 | $71,890.00 |
| Santa Rosa | $51,575.00 | $57,360.00 | $65,670.00 | $82,010.00 | $105,045.00 | $70,515.00 |
| Saratoga | $46,215.00 | $56,165.00 | $71,045.00 | $90,885.00 | $135,240.00 | $82,640.00 |
| Stockton | $32,970.00 | $38,170.00 | $45,390.00 | $53,280.00 | $72,540.00 | $48,380.00 |
| Visalia | $26,830.00 | $30,860.00 | $41,030.00 | $48,700.00 | $54,310.00 | $40,000.00 |
| Profession | Skills Required | Duties Performed |
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| Architectural Engineering Drafter |
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| Architectural Engineer |
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