CSL100: Contractor's State License - Law & Trade Test Review
College of Instrument Technology · Bellflower, CA
- Cost
- $9,999
- Length
- 16 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 -3.1%
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.
No regional figures for this program's city
Bellflower 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.
Construction Managers
Job ads may call this: Site Manager · Concrete Foreman · Job Superintendent · Construction Foreman
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.
- Develop or implement quality control programs.
- Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
- Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Direct and supervise construction or related workers.
- Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
- Typical pay in California
- $135,394per year
- Projected openings
- 47,800
- Projected change
- +10.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
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
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 66% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 8%
- High school diploma
- 27%
- Started college, no degree
- 23%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 27%
- Master's degree
- 6%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
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.
Cost Estimators
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Analyst · Estimator · Cost Analyst · Cost Engineer
- Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
- Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
- Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
- Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Typical pay in California
- $86,894per year
- Projected openings
- 20,470
- Projected change
- -3.1%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor'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 — 34% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 60% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 3%
- High school diploma
- 21%
- Started college, no degree
- 24%
- Two-year degree
- 11%
- Four-year degree
- 34%
- Master's degree
- 5%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.8%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Apply for, review, study contractors license test to obtain a California state contractors license. Need 4 years of trade experience to take contractors law and trade license test. Unique educational arrangement combines the best of the past test review classroom experience with the flexibility of audio and video cassettes to be used at home, at leisure, while jogging or in the car. This allows many students to complete CITs module courses quickly and graduate early. The combination of audio and video cassette lectures provides a good understanding of the law and trade test subjects.
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
SELACO Cerritos AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 562-402-9336
10900 E 183rd StreetCerritos Professional Center Suite 392Cerritos, CA 90703about 1.9 miles away
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00-5:00 pm
Has a veterans' representative
LBWIN Adult Career Services CenterAffiliate site
Phone: Public- 562-570-3700
4811 Airport Plaza DriveSuite 120Long Beach, CA 90815about 4.9 miles away
Hours: Monday -Friday 8:00am -5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Rancho Dominguez- AJCC of CaliforniaComprehensive center
Phone: 310-762-1101
2909 E Pacific Commerce DriveCompton, CA 90221about 4.9 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
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
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