Welcome
California is home to beautiful landscapes, a diverse population and
countless things to do. It’s the perfect place to live – and
learn. Santa Barbara Business College is a California technical school that helps people just like you learn
marketable career skills. After all, without a good career, it can be
difficult to enjoy all the wonderful things California has to offer.
Think about your future for a minute. Wouldn’t it have more employment
possibilities if you had information technology or healthcare training?
Maybe you're interested in paralegal schools or business colleges in California or you have been looking at California medical office programs. Whatever the case, Santa Barbara Business College offers programs and
career training that can help make you a marketable prospect - and get
you headed down a promising career path.
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About Us
Santa Barbara Business College is one of the oldest colleges in California and the country.
The College was founded in 1888 as a California business college and normal institute. Normal institutes trained teachers at the turn of the 20th century. The primary curriculum focus throughout SBBC's long history has been business.
In recent years, curriculum offerings have expanded to include programs in Allied Health, Information Technology, Paralegal and Criminal Justice in addition to the traditional Business offerings. Santa Barbara Business College also offers Associate degrees to enrich the learning experience and increase lifelong earning potential. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, individuals who have earned an Associate degree will earn on average 30 percent more than those individuals with only a high school diploma or GED.
Establishing very close ties with the business community and changing quickly to meet employer demands have always been hallmarks of this California college's rich history and success. Santa Barbara Business College is an accredited business college that has grown into five campuses, with locations in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Bakersfield, Palm Desert and Ventura, California. We serve thousands of students, alumni and employers each year. Thousands of graduates work and hold important positions in the communities we serve, and we are proud to have educated many generations of the families in these communities.
For more than a century, the market-driven, student-centered, employer-based philosophy serving the Colleges' California communities has been a cornerstone to its successful, long history. Thousands of graduates have benefited from the short-term, career-focused training provided during the long, distinguished history of Santa Barbara Business College in California.
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Bakersfield Campus
5300 California Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93309
In 1982, SBBCollege opened the Bakersfield campus in the heart of the southern San Joaquin Valley. Like its neighboring SBBCollege campuses, it quickly became a local college favorite and has remained that way over the years. Recently, SBBCollege broke ground on a beautiful new Bakersfield college campus at 5300 California Avenue. The new technology-rich campus offers computer and medical labs, and a learning resource center. The new facility, the biggest of all SBBCollege locations, is destined to be one of Kern County’s best and brightest college campuses.
Our technical college in Bakersfield serves the communities of Bakersfield, Porterville, Delano, Ridgecrest, Tehachapi, Shafter, Wasco, Taft, Arvin, California City, Lamont, McFarland, Lake Isabella, Frazier Park, Earlimart, Pixley, Mojave, Bodfish, and other nearby areas.
For more information, click on the programs below:
Associates Degree
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Fitness Training
Health Information Technology
Medical Assistant
Medical Office Systems
Network Administration
Paralegal
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Palm Desert Campus
75030 Gerald Ford Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211
In January 2008, SBBCollege opened a Palm Desert college campus to provide business and technical training to students throughout the beautiful Coachella Valley. The new campus offers computer and medical labs and a learning resource center. Additional construction, now in the planning phase, includes spa-like wellness studios for massage therapy and fitness training.
Our technical college in Palm Desert serves the communities of Palm Desert, Indio, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Twentynine Palms, La Quinta, Yucca Valley, Beaumont, Anza, Banning, Cabazon, Mecca, Rancho Mirage, Thermal, Thousand Palms, and other nearby areas.
SBBCollege’s Palm Desert campus is conveniently located off the 10 Freeway at Cook Street.
For more information, click on the programs below:
Associates Degree
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Fitness Training
Health Information Technology
Massage Therapy
Medical Assistant
Medical Office Systems
Paralegal
Pharmacy Technician
Vocational Nursing
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Santa Barbara Campus
506 Chapala Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
SBBCollege was founded in Santa Barbara in 1888 and is one of the oldest continually operating technical colleges in California and the nation. Recently, the College opened a beautiful new campus in downtown Santa Barbara at the corner of Haley & Chapala. The technology-rich campus offers computer and medical labs, a learning resource center, and professional spa-like wellness studios for massage therapy and fitness training.
Santa Barbara Business College serves the communities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Summerland, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, Solvang, Buellton, and other nearby areas.
For more information, click on the programs below:
Associates Degree
Business Administration
Health Information Technology
Medical Assistant
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Santa Maria Campus
303 East Plaza Drive • Santa Maria, CA 93454
In 1980, SBBCollege opened a campus in Santa Maria to better serve students in northern Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County. The Santa Maria college campus quickly became a local college favorite along the central coast. The campus offers computer and medical labs, a learning resource center, and a massage therapy studio.
Our technical college in Santa Maria serves the communities of Santa Maria, Lompoc, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Nipomo, Oceano, Pismo Beach, Solvang, Santa Ynez, Buellton, Casmalia, Guadalupe, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, New Cuyama, San Luis Obispo, Santa Margarita, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Los Osos, Creston, Bradley, Atascadero, and other nearby areas.
For more information, click on the programs below:
Degree
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Health Information Technology
Massage Therapy
Medical Assistant
Medical Office Systems
Pharmacy Technician
Vocational Nursing
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Ventura Campus
4839 Market Street • Ventura, CA 93003
The SBBCollege Ventura campus opened in 2003. The original campus on Market Street in Ventura was soon outgrown and expanded in the nearby community. The Ventura college campus offers computer and medical labs, a learning resource center, and wellness studios for massage therapy and fitness training.
Our technical college in Ventura serves the communities of Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Fillmore, Oak View, Ojai, Piru, Point Mugu Naws, Santa Paula, Agoura Hills, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Simi Valley, Somis, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and other nearby areas.
SBBCollege's Ventura campus is conveniently located on Market Street a few blocks east of Telephone Road. It can be reached easily by bus on Gold Coast Transit route 6B.
For more information, click on the programs below:
Degree
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Health Information Technology
Medical Assistant
Paralegal
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Business Administration
Santa Barbara Business College's Business Administration program provides a solid background in important business principles that are used in offices everywhere. The Business Administration program uses integrated software, so that by graduation, students have a full range of computer skills used in business offices on a regular basis. With a strong focus on business accounting, the program also includes business administrative classes. If you've been considering a California business administration school, learn more about Santa Barbara Business College!
Criminal Justice
Santa Barbara Business College's Criminal Justice training is designed for those with interest in criminal justice classes as a way to obtain a career in criminal justice or security. As a multifaceted program of study, students in the Criminal Justice program will be prepared for entry-level employment or advancement in law enforcement, corrections, probation, immigration, security services and comparable types of employment. Students preparing for careers in criminal justice and security will study private, industrial and retail security. This is not a training program for police or corrections officers. However, it will provide a broad understanding of the criminal justice system in the United States and a fundamental knowledge of social and behavioral sciences. If you've been considering criminal justice colleges in California, learn more about Santa Barbara Business College.
Early Childhood Education
As an early childhood educator, you could have new opportunities every day to shape and inspire young minds. Your Early Childhood Education Degree from SBBCollege can give you the tools and knowledge you’ll need to pursue a variety of rewarding career opportunities.
- Preschools
- Before/After School Programs
- Licensed In-Home Daycare
- Corporate Daycare Centers
- Parks & Recreation Programs
Your training from SBBCollege can help ensure your future employers know that you are qualified for this important job. The preschool teacher education gained here can prepare you to work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
SBBCollege is the perfect place to gain new knowledge that will let you turn your love for children into a rewarding, lifelong career. As a student in the SBBCollege Early Childhood Education program:
- Study child development, including family dynamics and socialization.
- Learn how to design lesson plans and developmental activities.
- Obtain the knowledge needed to successfully open or manage a childcare-related business.
Fitness Training
Here's your chance to motivate people in their quest for healthier living. You can play a part in the improved health of many people as a fitness training!
Fitness training schools are opening in locations all over North America. More people are beginning to realize that fitness education is the key to capitalizing on the expanding health and fitness market. But all personal fitness training schools in California are not created equal. Santa Barbara Business College provides more than a health and fitness education.
As a Santa Barbara Business College student, you will learn:
- How to perform a variety of exercise-related assessments and tests
- How to design safe and effective exercise programs
- How to implement safe weight loss/gain programs
Santa Barbara Business College’s personal trainer certificate also teaches you to be proficient in a variety of business-related skills for work in a fitness center, corporate gym or your own fitness training business. Turn your love of health and fitness into a rewarding career. Train to become a fitness trainer in less than a year at Santa Barbara Business College!
Massage Therapy
Massage therapy is far more beneficial than most people realize. While it does help soothe muscles after a busy day of work, massage therapy also has many healing properties. You can begin the journey to a life of higher learning and healthy living with the Massage Therapy program at Santa Barbara Business College.
The accredited Massage Therapy school at Santa Barbara Business College fuses clinical work and the classroom so graduates are ready to sit for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB). Once certified, you can work in a variety of settings, such as health clubs, sports organizations, spas or even start your own massage therapy business. With training from a California massage therapy school such as Santa Barbara Business College, you’ll have unlimited opportunities for a great career. Make our massage therapy school your choice for rewarding career training.
If you're ready to take charge of your future and learn about massage therapy classes in California, contact Santa Barbara Business College!
Medical Assistant
If you want to be a member of a professional healthcare team, the Medical Assisting program can prepare you for an exciting career in the medical field. General duties of a Medical Assistant include preparing patients for treatment, assisting physicians with treatment, preparing and sterilizing instruments, and front office management. In addition to medical office courses, Medical Assisting students will learn how to operate EKG equipment. Strong emphasis is also placed on document coding, insurance forms and medical terminology. The graduate will be qualified for employment in a medical office, clinic, hospital or insurance billing office. Graduates will qualify and are strongly encouraged to sit for a national certification test to become Registered Medical Assistants. If you're ready to take charge of your future and learn about medical assisting programs in California, contact Santa Barbara Business College!
Medical Office Systems
Those interested in a healthcare administrative program could find exactly what they want with Santa Barbara Business College's Medical Office Systems program. Providing comprehensive office skills, the Medical Office Systems program will prepare graduates to work in the modern medical or dental front office. Students will develop proficiency in Microsoft Word. Students will also gain critical skills for efficient office management along with current medical software programs. Emphasis is also placed on document coding, insurance forms and medical terminology, with medical insurance coding classes. In California, medical office administration is a fast-growing career field. Graduates will be qualified for employment in medical or dental offices, clinics, hospitals and insurance billing offices. Healthcare is the fastest-growing industry in the United States and the Medical Office Systems program provides a solid background for those interested in working in healthcare administration.
Network Administration
If you are interested in a career working with computers and have been thinking about attending a computer technology college in California, Santa Barbara Business College has a program in Network Systems Administration that could fit your needs. Network Systems Administrators should be qualified to install, configure, manage and maintain existing Microsoft Networks, and the Network Systems Administration program is designed to do exactly that. The curriculum includes peripheral interfacing, network design and administration, client/server computing and LAN management. It will also provide exposure to the relationship between LANs and WANs, connectivity, network theory, system integration and Internet languages. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared for emerging positions such as Network Administrators or Engineers, Systems Directors, M.I.S. Directors or Computer Support Specialists.
Paralegal
Have you been wondering how to become a paralegal in California? Paralegals are important members of a legal team and work in law offices, large corporations and for the government. The Santa Barbara Business College Paralegal program is designed to comprehensively cover theory and applications of procedures used by paralegals. Paralegal training enables graduates to assist attorneys in areas such as research; reporting; and preparation of legal documents, agreements, exhibits and other relevant tasks prior to trial as part of their paralegal careers. In the program, students are also taught client interviewing skills, basic investigative techniques, how to conduct legal research, and the art of briefing case law. Post-graduate employment will primarily target private law offices, but placement opportunities also exist in bank trust departments, insurance companies and government at all levels. Not all California paralegal programs are created equal - learn more about Santa Barbara Business College!
Pharmacy Technician
Santa Barbara Business College's Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to support licensed pharmacists by assisting during patient consultation, counter dispensing and prescription preparation. In either a retail or hospital pharmacy, Pharmacy Technicians may stock and inventory prescriptive and over-the-counter medication, maintain written or computerized patient medication records, count and pour medication into dispensing containers, assemble daily supplies of medication, repackage medication, prepare commercially unavailable medication, and deliver medication to patient rooms. If you've been considering attending a California pharmacy technician school, the Pharmacy Technician program provided by Santa Barbara Business College gives students the crucial training they need to assist licensed pharmacists. Graduates are prepared for entry-level pharmacy careers.
Vocational Nursing
The nursing profession is experiencing growth due to aging populations and long-term care needs. You can prepare to be a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the Vocational Nursing program at Santa Barbara Business College!
Students gain the hands-on nursing skills needed to succeed as Licensed Vocational Nurses in various healthcare facilities, ranging from physicians' offices to outpatient care facilities to long-term care centers. Vital signs assessment, medication administration and other patient care skills are taught in a clinical setting.
Santa Barbara Business College graduates are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical/Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN) after just 60 weeks!
Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology, Associate of Science - As the need for workers with advanced medical billing and coding skills grows, health information technicians are increasingly in demand. You can be part of the medical field in this vital profession with training from SBBCollege!
In less time than you may think, you can learn:
- Identification of insurance forms
- Electronic health records and patient care management software
- Medical billing procedures
- Medical diagnostic coding
- Tracking of patient medical history, symptoms and exam results
- Medical terminology
- And more!
As an added bonus of SBBCollege's Health Information Technology program, you can participate in an externship where you'll apply what you've learned in a real work environment before you graduate.
