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San Francisco, CA Colleges and Universities: Find Career Education in the Bay Area

Published: November, 2010

Known popularly as the Bay Area, San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose form a hub that is known for high-tech companies such as Google, Yahoo, Intel and Cisco (Silicon Valley), as well as incredible views of the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge and Pacific Ocean. The Bay Area has a population of 6.8 million, with San Jose (894,000) and San Francisco (777,000) as the largest cities.

In 2004, this part of California boasted an average personal income of $49,276. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, the average Bay Area resident earns 49% more than the average American. Average income has grown 7.6% over the past 35 years, just above the national average.

Supermarket giant Safeway and home-grown Hewlett-Packard are the Bay Area's largest employers, while Chevron, Wells Fargo and Gap also have their headquarters and large workforces in the area. Globalization plays a large and growing force in job creation in the area: 60% of Bay Area manufacturers' revenues come from overseas.

According to a 2004 AT Kearney study, five fields will continue to contribute to growth in the Bay Area:
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Advanced technology R&D
  • New product concept marketing
  • Cross-disciplinary research
  • Global integrated management

Three areas continue to weaken in the Bay Area:
  • Mass production
  • Back-office operations
  • Product and process enhancement

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Schools in San Francisco, California: Degrees, Diplomas, & More

Performance Training Institute

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Get started on your career at Performance Training Institute.

Campus Locations:
  • Online
Programs:
  • Online Diploma in Medical Office and Administration with Billing and Coding
Everest College

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Leave that dead-end job behind with training from Everest College.

Campus Locations:
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
Programs:
  • Diploma - Medical Administrative Assistant
  • Diploma - Medical Assistant
Carrington College California

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Ready for a rewarding career? Start with a certificate or degree from Carrington College California.

Campus Locations:
  • Emeryville
Programs:
  • AS in Medical Billing and Coding
  • Certificate in Graphic Design
The Art Institutes

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The Art Institutes system of schools offers a range of master's, bachelor's, and associate's degree programs, as well as diploma and certificate programs specializing in the creative and applied arts. We also offer a variety of online, evening, and weekend learning options, so there's an education solution to fit your schedule. And our professional-grade technology can give you the practical skills to match your ideas—helping you transform your creative energy into a fulfilling career.

Campus Locations:
  • San Francisco
  • Sunnyvale
Programs:
  • Baking & Pastry (AS)
  • Web Design and Interactive Media (AS)
Marinello Schools of Beauty

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Get started on your beauty career with training from Marinello Schools of Beauty.

Campus Locations:
  • San Mateo
  • Concord
  • Hayward
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Clara
  • Castro Valley
  • San Rafael
Programs:
  • Cosmetology
  • Teacher Training
WyoTech

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Gear up for a better future at WyoTech.

Campus Locations:
  • Fremont
Programs:
  • Electrician
  • Motorcycle Technology
Everest University Online

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Manage your career and your life while earning your degree online.

Campus Locations:
  • Online
Programs:
  • Criminal Justice (Associate's)
  • Computer Information Science (Associate's)
University of Phoenix

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At University of Phoenix, we believe everyone deserves access to higher education.

Campus Locations:
  • Livermore
  • San Jose
  • San Francisco
  • Online
  • Oakland
Programs:
  • Master of Health Administration/Informatics
  • BS in Business/Public Sector
USC School of Social Work

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The USC School of Social Work’s MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree through the Virtual Academic Center without relocating to Southern California.

Campus Locations:
  • Online
Programs:
  • Master of Social Work
DeVry University

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Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.

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Campus Locations:
  • Online
  • Daly City
Programs:
  • Graduate Certificate-Network and Communications Management
  • Bachelor's - Computer Information Systems - Business Management