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Los Angeles Valley College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Valley Glen, California · Public · SOC 47-2141

Net price, per year
$12,152

Average paid after grant aid, across all first-time students at this institution.

Published tuition
$1,238 in-state · $10,572 out

Before tools, books, exam fees and living costs.

Median debt at completion
$10,500

Federal loans, institution-wide, among students who completed.

Earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,678

Institution-wide and measured from entry, so it includes people who never finished. Not specific to this programme.

Credential
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Four years from now

This is a one-year program. Over four years you would pay $12,152 in net price, and students who complete leave with a median of $10,500 in federal loans.

We do not show what you would earn afterwards, because nobody publishes year-one earnings for a specific program. Guessing it would be the kind of number this site exists to avoid. The California median below is what the job pays across the whole state, for workers at every stage of a career.

What painters earn in California

$59,020median, per year

Half earn more, half less, across all experience levels. National median $49,400.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

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