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California Meeting and Convention Planners: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Meeting And Convention Planners in California

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Fast Facts for Meeting And Convention Planners in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and San Luis Obispo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fresno, Riverside, and Oxnard
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, Santa Ana, and San Diego

Salaries for Meeting And Convention Planners in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Meeting And Convention Planners in California are listed below.

Selected Meeting Planner Training Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Bakersfield, Beale AFB, Chula Vista, Concord, Costa Mesa, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Elk Grove, Fremont, Fresno, Gardena, Imperial, LaMirada, Laguna Hills, Lancaster, Lathrop, Modesto, Murrieta, Oakland, Ontario, Palm Desert, Pasadena, Pleasanton, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Suisun City, Visalia, Woodland Hills

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Business With A Concentration In Communications, Business With A Concentration In Hospitality Management, Business With A Concentration In Management, Business/Communication, Business/Hospitality Management, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Heald College
Fresno

Offers associate degree, certificate and diploma programs in business, healthcare, and technology. Located at 11 campuses in California, Oregon and Hawaii

  • Programs: Hospitality And Tourism
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Empire College
Santa Rosa

Offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in a variety of fields. Located in Santa Rosa, California.

  • Programs: Hospitality/Tourism
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Meeting and Convention Planners in California

More California Meeting Planner Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alliant International UniversitySan DiegoDoctorate3,704
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaMasters21,477
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
College of the RedwoodsEurekaAssociate6,025
Columbia College SonoraSonoraAssociate2,734
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
Glendale Community College GlendaleGlendaleAssociate16,827
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Holy Names UniversityOaklandMasters1,114
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake TahoeAssociate2,576
Laney CollegeOaklandAssociate11,745
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmarAssociate8,493
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Mission CollegeSanta ClaraAssociate8,832
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan DiegoMasters3,480
Reedley CollegeReedleyAssociate12,158
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoDoctorate35,695
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoDoctorate30,125
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Shasta CollegeReddingAssociate9,102
University of San FranciscoSan FranciscoDoctorate & First Professional8,714
West Hills College-LemooreLemooreAssociate3,833
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver CityAssociate9,975

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Meeting And Convention Planners

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Meeting and Convention Planners

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Meeting and Convention Planners relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Santa Cruz70$31,8002.3
San Francisco840$58,5802.2
San Luis Obispo70$50,3602
Santa Rosa110$56,1201.7
Santa Ana820$49,6601.4
San Diego650$46,1701.3
Salinas60$45,0501.1
Sacramento330$51,3101
San Jose260$54,4300.8
Oakland270$55,2500.7
Santa Barbara40$45,0700.7
Oxnard70$40,2800.6
Riverside230$48,9300.5
Fresno40$36,0800.3
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