Pasadena City College (PCC)

High School Students Learn Skills and Earn College Credits in Building Inspection, Construction Readiness, Industrial Fabrication & Welding

Program Highlights

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Program Snapshot

  • Partner Since: 2025
  • Service Area: Pasadena & surrounding communities
  • Skilled Trade: Building Inspection, Construction Readiness, Industrial Fabrication & Welding
  • 2026 Enrollment: 110 high school students
  • Program Length: six weeks,120-165 hours
  • Credentials Offered: Dual Enrollment, OSHA 10, First Aid/CPR (Construction Readiness)

Unique Program Components

  • In 2025, the program served 80 students from 11 high schools across 7 districts in its pilot year.

  • In 2026, PCC will expand and offer beginning and advanced courses to support both new and returning students.
  • The new Construction Readiness pathway will provide foundational construction skills and OSHA, First Aid, and emergency response certifications.
  • Through PCC’s Freeman Center for Career and Completion, all students will receive career readiness support, including field trips to local partner labor training sites.
  • The summer program will inform and help shape a larger community-driven Skills to Rebuild Initiative  anchored in the future Regional Construction Training Center Complex.

About Pasadena City College

Community College

Since its founding 100 years ago, PCC has been a beacon of higher education for residents of the West San Gabriel Valley. Today, PCC educates more than 26,000 students in a wide range of programs for degrees and job-training certificates. The college is a three-time Aspen Institute Top Ten Community College and consistently leads the state for transfer to the UC and CSU systems.

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PCC Summer Construction Career Program for High School Students 

 
“Summer may be the only opportunity that some students may have to take the class. Basically it’s logistics due to possible conflicts during the school year. Any method to introduce students into automotive is desirable; auto classes during the school year, dual enrollment classes with Cerritos College, and, of course, the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools summer program.” Read more.

Marty Supple, automotive instructor, Artesia High School