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Correctional Officer Academy (Certificate of Training)

Yuba College · Marysville, CA

Cost
$422
Length
3 weeks
Working 6 months later
100%

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

People enrolled
48
Finished the program
94%Based on 48 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
100%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The job 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 -5.1%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.

No regional figures for this program's city

Marysville 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.

Correctional Officers and Jailers

Job ads may call this: Jailer · Jailor · Jail Officer · Deputy Jailer

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

  • Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
  • Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
  • Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidents of inmate disturbance, keeping daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
Typical pay in California
$98,811per year
Projected openings
31,850
Projected change
-5.1%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

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

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: Started college, no degree — 33% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 2% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
2%
High school diploma
32%
Started college, no degree
33%
Two-year degree
15%
Four-year degree
16%
Master's degree
3%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.3%

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.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Theory and application of Corrections Officer Training. Meets CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation requirements. Units of course study include: Criminal Justice System, Codes and Statutes, professionalism/ethics, classification of inmates, contraband/evidence, booking and receiving, releasing, maintaining security, report writing, supervising inmates, distribution of supplies, monitoring health, management of inmate workers, screening visitors and mail, transport of outside facilities, emergency procedures, testifying in court, physical tasks and assaultive behavior and restraint techniques.

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

  • Yuba County Office of Education Business CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 530-749-4580(ONE STOP) 530-599-3040 (EDD)

    1114 Yuba StreetSuite #214Marysville, CA 95901about 6.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Resource Room 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.)

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Sutter County One StopComprehensive center

    Phone: 530-822-5120

    875 Harter ParkwayBldg. 1000Yuba City, CA 95993about 10 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8a.m. - 5p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Business and Career NetworkAffiliate site

    Phone: 530-328-1953

    988 McCourtney RoadBrighton Greens Resource CenterGrass Valley, CA 95945about 21.6 miles away

    Hours: Monday – Friday, Resource Center Open: 8:30am-4:30pm

    Has a veterans' representative

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.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

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