Reach University Educator Preparation Program
Reach University · Oakland, CA
- Cost
- $25,099
- Length
- 260 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Shrinking -1.8%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Job ads may call this: Teacher · Art Teacher · Music Teacher · Primary Teacher
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Read books to entire classes or small groups.
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Typical pay in California
- $102,439per yearOakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: $103,266
- Projected openings
- 96,800Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: 6,400
- Projected change
- -1.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Master's degree — 47% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 5% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0%
- High school diploma
- 0%
- Started college, no degree
- 3%
- Two-year degree
- 2%
- Four-year degree
- 43%
- Master's degree
- 47%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
The Department publishes no description and no task list for this job. That is a gap in the federal record, not a sign that the work is unusual.
These figures describe a wider group of jobs
California publishes no separate pay or openings figures for the occupation this program trains for (25-2056). The federal classification it follows counts that work together with several related jobs under Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, because they cannot be measured apart, so the pay, openings and projected change below belong to the combined group. Read them as the range this job sits inside, not as a figure for the job itself.
- Typical pay in California
- $99,890per yearOakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: $79,793
- Projected openings
- 15,030Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: 760
- Projected change
- -1.8%
- Usually needs
- Not shown for this programCalifornia does publish a usual entry requirement for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, but it is one answer for the whole group and can name a degree this program's own occupation never asks for. It is left out here rather than shown beside a program it may not describe. That is this site's decision, not something the provider failed to report.
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Master's degree — 52% of the people doing this work.
- No high school diploma
- 0.8%
- High school diploma
- 3%
- Started college, no degree
- 4%
- Two-year degree
- 3%
- Four-year degree
- 34%
- Master's degree
- 52%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades which may include kindergarten through grade eight depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
America`s Job Center of California-Downtown Oakland Career CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 510-858-6742
1000 Broadway, Suite 625Trans Pacific CentreOakland, CA 94607about 0.6 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Resource Room/Computer Access Closes at 4:30 p.m. Call ahead at 510-858-6742 to reserve a spot in the resource /Computer Access.
West Oakland Neighborhood Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 510-419-0392
1801 Adeline StreetThe West Oakland Public Library Suite 209Oakland, CA 94607about 0.9 miles away
Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00AM- 5:00PM Resource Room/Computer Access closes at 4:30pm
Alameda One Stop Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 510-748-2208
555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial ParkwayAlameda College, Portable PAlameda, CA 94501about 2.2 miles away
Hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs 9:30am-4:30pm Wed/Fri 9:30am-12:30pm
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
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