Accredited Psychiatric Technician
Education Programs in California
~ Current as of July 2010 ~
Atascadero School of Psychiatric Technology/Cuesta College
in San Luis Obispo County
PO Box 7007
Atascadero CA 93423-7007
(805) 468-2166
Program length: 12 months
California Nurses Educational Institute
in Riverside County
68-860 Perez Rd, Ste E
Cathedral City CA 92234-7248
(760) 416-5955
Program length: 13 months
Cypress
College
in Orange County
9200 Valley View St
Cypress CA 90630-5897
(714) 484-7283
Program length: 18 months
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord Campus
in Contra Costa County
2702 Clayton Road, Suite 201
Concord CA 94519
(925) 687-9555
Program length: 14 months
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Willow Campus
in Los Angeles County
14101 E Nelson Ave.
La Puente CA 91746-2640
(626) 934-2816
Program length: 12 months
Mission
College
in Santa Clara County
3000 Mission College Blvd
Santa Clara CA 95054-1804
(408) 855-5374
Program length: 18 months
Mt. San Antonio College
in Los Angeles County
1100 N Grand Ave
Walnut CA 91789-1341
(909) 594-5611. Ext. 4750
Program length: 18 months
Napa Valley College
in Napa County
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy
Napa CA 94558-6236
(707) 253-3120
Program length: 18 months
Porterville
College
in Tulare County
100 E College Ave
Porterville CA 93257-6058
(559) 791-2322
Program length: 18 months
San Bernardino Valley College
in San Bernardino County
701 S Mount Vernon Ave
San Bernardino CA 92410-2705
(909) 384-8927 Ext. 1697
Program length: 12 months
San Joaquin Delta College
in San Joaquin County
5151 Pacific Ave
Stockton CA 95207-6304
(209) 954-5454
Program length: 12 months
Santa Rosa Junior College
in Sonoma County
1501 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa CA 95401-4332
(707) 527-4528
Program length: 18 months
Twin Rivers (Formerly Grant) Adult, Community & Vocational Education
in Sacramento County
3222 Winona Way
North Highlands CA 95660-5523
(916) 643-9646
Program length: 12 months
NOTE: This program currently is on hold, but is maintaining an "interested parties" list.
West Hills College
in Fresno County
300 Cherry Ln
Coalinga CA 93210-1301
(559) 934-2000
(800) 266-1114 Ext 2763
Program length: 12 months
Yuba College
in Yuba County
2088 N Beale Rd
Marysville CA 95901-7605
(530) 741-6959
Program length: 22 months
Approved Psych Tech Education Programs
These schools have been approved by the BVNPT to begin a program, but are not accredited yet.
American College of Nursing
in Contra Costa County
2600 Stanwell Drive
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 689-9907
For More Information...
For more information on Psych Techs schools and the school accreditation/approval process, contact the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians' Education Unit.