About
Purpose
California’s Strong Workforce Program (SWP) is an initiative designed to expand career technical education (CE) programs in the state’s community colleges, further improve response to workforce demands, and deliver the skill sets required by our local employers. To implement the SWP, seven regional consortia were established by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to provide leadership in the creation and implementation of career education. The North Far North Regional Consortium is charged with coordinating the planning and implementation of the program in the North Far North (NFN) Region of California.
NFNRC Structure



External Partners
WIOAs
CCPT Grantees
K-12
AEBG
CSU, UC
NFNRC
Executive Director
Director of Employer Partnerships
Assistant Director of Employer Partnerships
Technical Assistance Providers
Pathway Coordinators
Key Talent



Colleges
CEOs, CIOs, CSSOs
CE Deans
CE Faculty
Counselors
Members
NFN Staff Members
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Blaine Smith
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NFN Executive Director
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Butte College
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smithbl@butte.edu
Drew Aversa
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Dir. of Employer Partnerships
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Shasta College
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daversa@shastacollege.edu
Tanya Meyer
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K-14 TAP
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Feather River
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tmeyer@frc.edu
Allison Travis-Bee
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Program Coordinator
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Butte College
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travis-beeal@butte.edu
Shari Dempsey
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Admin Secretary-Grants
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Butte College
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dempseysh@butte.edu
Becca Mortimer
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Admin Secretary-Grants
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Butte College
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mortimertr@butte.edu
NFN Coordinating Council
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Blaine Smith
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Executive Director-NFNRC
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Butte College
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smithbl@butte.edu
Theresa Milan
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EWDAC
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Los Rios CCD
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milant@losrios.edu
Tammy Montgomery
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CEO-North
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Los Rios CCD
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montgot@losrios.edu
Joe Wyse
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CEO-Far North
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Shasta College
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jwyse@shastacollege.edu
TBD
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CIO-North
Erik Shearer
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CIO-Far North
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Butte College
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shearerer@butte.edu
Amy Schultz
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Voting Member-North
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Sierra College
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aschulz1@sierracollege.edu
Yanna Iatridis
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Voting Member-Far North
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Shasta College
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iiatridis@shastacollege.edu
Jeff Stephenson
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CSSO-North
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American River College
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stephej@arc.losrios.edu
Char Perlas
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CSSO-Far North
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College of the Siskiyous
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cperlas@siskiyous.edu
Kris Hubbard
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Faculty CE Liaison-North
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Cosumnes River College
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HubbarK@crc.losrios.edu
TBD
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Faculty CE Liaison-Far North
Tanya Meyer
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K-14 TAP
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Feather River
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tmeyer@frc.edu
Aaron Wilcher
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Director, North
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COE
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wilchea@losrios.edu
Sara Phillips
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Director, Far North
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COE
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sphillips@shastacollege.edu
Roy Kim
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WIB Representative-North
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SETA/Sac Works
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Roy.Kim@seta.net
TBD
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WIB Representative-Far North
Frank Gerdeman
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Adult Education Rep
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ADVANCE (Lake Tahoe)
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fgerdeman@ltcc.edu
Drew Aversa
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Director of Employer Partnerships
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Shasta College
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daversa@shastacollege.edu
Josh Sweigert
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ADEP-North
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Lake Tahoe
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sweigert@ltcc.edu
Pamela Heston
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ADEP-Far North
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Mendocino
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pheston@shastacollege.edu
Michael Jackson
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Student/Alumni-North
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Sierra College
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mjackson51@sierracollege.edu
TBD
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Student/Alumni/Far North
Consortia Voting Members
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Derrick Booth
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AVP
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American River College
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boothd@arc.losrios.edu
Denise Adams
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Dean
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Butte College
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adamsde@butte.edu
Kerry Mayer
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VP
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College of the Redwoods
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kerry-mayer@redwoods.edu
Mark Klever
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AVP-Interim
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College of the Siskiyous
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mklever@siskiyous.edu
Dana Wassmer
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Dean
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Cosumnes River College
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wassmed@crc.losrios.edu
Derek Lerch
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CIO
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Feather River College
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dlerch@frc.edu
Chris Morris
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Dean
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Folsom Lake College
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christophermorris995@gmail.com
Brad Deeds
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Dean
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Lake Tahoe Community College
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deeds@ltcc.edu
Michell Williams
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Dean-Interim
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Lassen College
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mwilliams@lassencollege.edu
Christy Smith
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Dean
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Mendocino College
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csmith@mendocino.edu
Rick Hodge
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Dean
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Sacramento City College
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hodger@scc.losrios.edu
Yanna Iatridis
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Dean
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Shasta College
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iiatridis@shastacollege.edu
Amy Schultz
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Dean
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Sierra College
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aschulz1@sierracollege.edu
Sandy Fowler
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Dean
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Woodland Community College
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sfowler@yccd.edu
Dwayne Newman
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Dean
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Yuba College
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dnewman@yccd.edu
K-12 SWP Contacts
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Statewide K12 SWP listserv
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Subscribe here to receive information
Becca Mortimer
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Fiscal & NOVA Assistant
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Butte College
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mortimertr@butte.edu
Sharon Nilsson
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Butte-Glenn CCD
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snilsson@bcoe.org
Lisa Kelly
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Feather River CCD
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lkelly@plumascharterschool.org
Kim Carr
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Lake Tahoe CCD
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kcarr@ltusd.org
TBD
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Lassen CCD
Raelynn Sharp
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Los Rios CCD
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rsharp@scoe.net
Emily Morgan
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Mendocino CCD
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emorgan@mcoe.us
William Row
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator Redwoods CCD
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wrow@hcoe.org
Rosemary Mitchell
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Shasta-Trinity-Tehama CCD
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rmitchell@shastacoe.org
Christina Overmiller
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Sierra CCD
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covermiller@puhsd.k12.ca.us
Bright Nichols-Stock
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Siskiyous CCD
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bstock@siskiyoucoe.net
TBD
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K-12 Pathway Coordinator-Yuba CCD
Employer Engagement
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Drew Aversa
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Director of Employer Partnerships
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daversa@shastacollege.edu
Wendy Porter
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ADEP-Generalist
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Butte College
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wporter@shastacollege.edu
Josh Sweigert
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ADEP-RHT/AGWET
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Lake Tahoe Community College
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sweigert@ltcc.edu
Pamela Heston
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ADEP-Generalist
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Mendocino College
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pheston@shastacollege.edu
Molly Stimpel
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ADEP-Generalist
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Shasta & College of the Siskyous
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mstimpel@shastacollege.edu
Shinder Gill
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ADEP-ECU
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Los Rios
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GillS@crc.losrios.edu
Other Key Talent and Stakeholders
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Sara Phillips
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Director, COE (Far North)
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sphillips@shastacollege.edu
Colleges
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American River College
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https://www.arc.losrios.edu/cte
Butte College
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https://www.butte.edu/careers/
Cosumnes River College
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https://crc.losrios.edu/academics/career-education
Feather River College
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https://www.frc.edu/cted
Folsom Lake College
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https://www.flc.losrios.edu/academics/career-education
Lake Tahoe Community College
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https://www.ltcc.edu/academics/cte.php
Lassen Community College
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https://www.lassencollege.edu/academics/divisions/cte-pe/Pages/default.aspx
Mendocino College
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https://www.mendocino.edu/ce
College of the Redwoods
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https://www.redwoods.edu/cte
Sacramento City College
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https://www.scc.losrios.edu/ce/
Shasta College
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https://www.shastacollege.edu/Academic%20Affairs/EWD/CTE/pages/4963.aspx
Sierra College
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https://academics.sierracollege.edu/career-and-technical-education
College of the Siskiyous
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https://www.siskiyous.edu/cte/
Woodland Community College
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https://wcc.yccd.edu/academics/career/career/
Yuba College
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https://yc.yccd.edu/academics/career-technical-education/