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IT training in San Francisco, California

12 IT training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these IT programs with classes in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Computer support specialists help people solve computer problems and keep networks running. Network support jobs usually call for an associate degree and help desk jobs for some college classes, though a high school diploma plus IT certifications can also be enough.1 In San Francisco, 2 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 10 are taught partly or fully online.

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All 72 IT training programs in California, including online programs

How much does IT training cost in San Francisco?

$722 to $1,116 is what most IT training programs in San Francisco cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $630 to $5,899

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
16 to 77 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in San Francisco may also offer IT training. How these figures are made

Is there free IT training in San Francisco?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 12 IT training programs in San Francisco approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • IT certificate or diploma (general)HybridNo diploma needed

    Computer Information Systems, Certificate of Achievement

    College of Marin

    Greenbrae

    No diploma needed

    College of Marin, Greenbrae · IT certificate or diploma (general) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,074
    Program website, Computer Information Systems, Certificate of Achievement at College of Marin
    More details about Computer Information Systems, Certificate of Achievement at College of Marin
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    302
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,074

  • IT support and help deskHybridEducation and courses

    Fundamentals of Technical Support Certificate of Accomplishment

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$630
    More details about Fundamentals of Technical Support Certificate of Accomplishment at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    70 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $630

  • IT support and help deskHybridEducation and courses

    Computer Technician Certificate of Accomplishment

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$676
    More details about Computer Technician Certificate of Accomplishment at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    76 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $676

  • Networking and system administrationHybridEducation and courses

    Fundamentals of Networking Certificate of Accomplishment

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco · Networking and system administration · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$722
    More details about Fundamentals of Networking Certificate of Accomplishment at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    76 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $722

  • Networking and system administrationHybridEducation and courses

    Wireless Networking Certificate of Accomplishment

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco · Networking and system administration · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$722
    More details about Wireless Networking Certificate of Accomplishment at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $722

  • IT support and help deskIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Information Technology - Desktop Support Technician

    College of Alameda

    Alameda

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of Alameda, Alameda · IT support and help desk · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$736
    Program website, Computer Information Technology - Desktop Support Technician at College of Alameda
    More details about Computer Information Technology - Desktop Support Technician at College of Alameda
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $103
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $736

  • Networking and system administrationHybridEducation and courses

    Routing and Switching (Cisco) Certificate of Achievement

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco · Networking and system administration · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$998
    More details about Routing and Switching (Cisco) Certificate of Achievement at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    112 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $998

  • IT support and help deskHybridEducation and courses

    Computer Technical Support Certificate of Achievement

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,044
    More details about Computer Technical Support Certificate of Achievement at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    118 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,044

  • Networking and system administrationHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Network Technology: Network Technology Fundamentals

    Diablo Valley College

    Pleasant Hill

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill · Networking and system administration · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,090
    Program website, Computer Network Technology: Network Technology Fundamentals at Diablo Valley College
    More details about Computer Network Technology: Network Technology Fundamentals at Diablo Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $716
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,090

  • Networking and system administrationHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Network Technology: Information and Communication technology (certificate of achievement)

    Diablo Valley College

    Pleasant Hill

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill · Networking and system administration · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,196
    Program website, Computer Network Technology: Information and Communication technology (certificate of achievement) at Diablo Valley College
    More details about Computer Network Technology: Information and Communication technology (certificate of achievement) at Diablo Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,189
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,196

  • IT (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Network Technology: AS Degree Information & Communication Technology

    Diablo Valley College

    Pleasant Hill

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill · IT (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,760
    Program website, Computer Network Technology: AS Degree Information & Communication Technology at Diablo Valley College
    More details about Computer Network Technology: AS Degree Information & Communication Technology at Diablo Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,523
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,760

  • Networking and system administrationIn personNo diploma needed

    Network Technician (Computer Security Specialist)

    Micro-Easy Vocational Institute

    San Pablo

    No diploma needed

    Micro-Easy Vocational Institute, San Pablo · Networking and system administration · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,899
    More details about Network Technician (Computer Security Specialist) at Micro-Easy Vocational Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $575
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,899

How to pay for IT training in San Francisco

WIOA funding can pay for IT training in San Francisco

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for IT training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for IT training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the San Francisco IT program numbers come from

Which San Francisco IT programs are on this list?

These are the IT programs with classes in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How San Francisco IT program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some IT programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in San Francisco

Sources for the facts about IT training in San Francisco

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List