South Valley Apprenticeship Program - Computer Network Support Specialist

Cost: $1,920
Length: 104 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

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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.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Lemoore is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Job ads may call this: Data Processing Manager · Technical Services Manager · Computing Services Director · Application Development Director

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Manage backup, security and user help systems.
Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.

Typical pay in California: $221,952per year
Projected openings: 82,270
Projected change: +16.5%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: 5 years or more in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.

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: Four-year degree — 46% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 0.6%
High school diploma: 4%
Started college, no degree: 13%
Two-year degree: 8%
Four-year degree: 46%
Master's degree: 25%
Doctorate or professional degree: 3%

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.

Information Security Analysts

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Systems Analyst · Security Analyst · Network Security Analyst · Information Security Officer

Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.

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Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.

Typical pay in California: $142,449per year
Projected openings: 13,930
Projected change: +29.1%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 43% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 29% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 0.7%
High school diploma: 5%
Started college, no degree: 14%
Two-year degree: 9%
Four-year degree: 43%
Master's degree: 25%
Doctorate or professional degree: 3%

Computer Network Support Specialists

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Network Specialist · Network Technician · Systems Specialist · Network Technical Analyst

Back up network data.
Configure security settings or access permissions for groups or individuals.
Analyze and report computer network security breaches or attempted breaches.
Identify the causes of networking problems, using diagnostic testing software and equipment.

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Document network support activities.
Configure wide area network (WAN) or local area network (LAN) routers or related equipment.
Install network software, including security or firewall software.
Provide telephone support related to networking or connectivity issues.

Typical pay in California: $81,407per year
Projected openings: 9,510
Projected change: +5.8%
Usually needs: Associate's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: 1 to 12 months

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 37% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Associate's degree. 36% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 1%
High school diploma: 11%
Started college, no degree: 24%
Two-year degree: 15%
Four-year degree: 37%
Master's degree: 11%
Doctorate or professional degree: 1%

Program details

This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.

A program that focuses on the design implementation and management of linked systems of computers peripherals and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in operating systems and applications systems design and analysis networking theory and solutions types of networks network management and control network and flow optimization security configuring and troubleshooting.

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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

No America's Job Center is within about 25 miles of this program's city. There is one further away — the finder below searches the whole state.

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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