When moving into a new area, knowing what colleges are located near you plays an important part in making your move a little easier and stress-free for you or a family member in your household who is still attending school. Below, we have listed a few top colleges that are near the Pleasanton area.
Unitek College
4670 Auto Mall PKWY
Freemont CA, 94538
Unitek College a private institution, was founded in 2002. This campus is one of seven locations in California. Unitek offers healthcare career training, clinical placement and helps with employment as well. They offer so many different programs! To list a couple, they have programs from vocational nursing, medical assisting to even dental office assisting! Some great perks of joining Unitek is the Financial Aid options, as well as employment opportunities for working at Unitek College. You are able to gain current skills and knowledge, and you are being taught by some of the best professors! The best part is you are able to complete your education in less time too!
Las Positas College
3000 Campus Hill Dr.
Livermore CA, 94551
Las Positas College is one of the fastest growing business, science, and tech majors. Las Positas offers classes for students looking to transfer to a four-year college after attending. Financial aid options are also available as well as employment, and clubs students can join outside of their classes. The classes available are university-transferable classes too. You are able to choose classes on educating personal development and cultural enrichment. You also have access to BART, you can take the bus from both Livermore and Pleasanton. Las Positas is known as one of the safest colleges in the Bay area.
Diablo Valley College
1690 Watermill Road
San Ramon, CA 94582
Diablo Valley College is one of three community colleges that are publically supported in the Contra Costa County College District. DVC started in 1949 and is green certified to make it a more toxic-free and environmentally friendly campus. In the parking lots, they have solar panels so besides the school saving money, they are also perfect to park under during both rainy and hot days! DVC also won an award for water conservation by the Contra Costa Sanitation District. When choosing your major with DVC, you focus not just on the educational goal but you learn different workforce developmental necessity as well. You are offered a wide variety of career options; both short term certifications and long term degree options.
I hope this list helped and make sure to take some time out of your schedule to visit the campuses in person and to book an appointment with a career counselor as well to get any questions you may have answered with any of these colleges. If you are a homeowner looking to sell your home or looking to buy a home, contact your local Pleasanton Real Estate Team near you today! We would love to give you an experience you would be excited to tell a friend about! Make sure to check out our website and if you have any questions contact our office today!
