Cabrillo College is adding 12 new classes for spring semester, responding to growing demand for high-skill careers. Classes begin Jan. 25, 2027, and combine hands-on coursework with work-based learning to prepare students for jobs or transfer to four-year universities.
Early start, short classes
- ACCT-1A: Financial Accounting is a new, accelerated three-week class.
- CEM-450/450L: Basic Construction offers free, three-week classes with career support.
New semester classes
- Wine: CAHM-76 Basic Winemaking and CAHM-77 Basic Wine Grape Viticulture run back-to-back over eight weeks each. Students will take field trips to wineries and taste wine.
- HVACR: A new Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program features hands-on heat pump technology labs. CEM-70 HVACR Introduction is online. CEM-76 Heat Pump Inverters and CEM-77 Electric Water Heaters run back-to-back for eight weeks each.
- Solar: Saturday classes CEM-162SP Solar Photovoltaic Design and CEM-162ST Solar Thermal Design/Install help students start a career in the solar industry.
- Drones: CJ-80S Intro to Commercial Drone Piloting welcomes beginners and career-changers. The college will provide drones, which students will share in class.
- Video: DM-34/434 Video Editing is fully online. Students can earn transfer credit or take the free, repeatable version.
- Arts: VAPA-79/479 Thrive in the Arts also offers a choice between transfer credit and a free, repeatable version.
How to register
Counselors recommend that new and current students start applying and registering before fall semester ends Dec. 12, 2026. Current students can register Nov. 10–19, 2026, and new students can begin Nov. 30, 2026. Cabrillo posted the registration dates today, Oct. 26. See all Spring 2027 dates and deadlines.
Students can apply and register at cabrillo.edu/apply-register. For help, contact:
- Admissions & Records: (831) 477-5312 or webreg@cabrillo.edu
- Academic Counseling: (831) 479-6274 or counseling@cabrillo.edu
- Welcome Center: (831) 479-6100 or welcomecenter@cabrillo.edu
Programs launched in September
Students can also explore new and updated programs that launched in September 2026.
New certificates:
- Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate of Completion (noncredit)
- Early Childhood Education Professional Pathways Certificate of Completion (noncredit)
- Intercultural Competency and Global Awareness Certificate of Achievement
- Operating Systems Certificate of Achievement
- Python Programming Certificate of Achievement
- Work Experience Certificate of Completion (noncredit)
Updated associate degrees:
- Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Mathematics 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer
- Nursing 2.0 Associate of Science
Cabrillo offers more than 300 certificates and degrees across 70 fields of study. Its 26 Career Education programs include free, noncredit career skills courses. Flyers are available in English and Spanish.
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