- Arts & Design
- Create - Design - Inspire. Do what you love! If you are interested in graphic design, film and animation, studio arts, entertainment, architecture, interior design, music recording, and other visual and performing arts fields, take a class with us. We offer certificates, degrees, and industry experience.
- Business, Economics & Information Technology
- Lead - Change - Grow. Launch and advance your career by building your skills in business and more.
- Communication, Language & Media
- Influence - Share - Communicate. Speak up and tell your story! We are here to support students who are eager to study languages, literature, media, and/or communication - whether your audience is someone close to your heart or thousands of readers, listeners, and viewers worldwide. If you imagine yourself as an author, poet, journalist, TED Talker, mediator, influencer, or any kind of storyteller, check out our classes and programs that can help get you there.
- Health & Wellness
- Care - Understand - Serve. This pathway supports students seeking careers in health-related professions who are interested in helping others and improving the health of the community. These can include Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Respiratory Therapy, Dietitian/Nutritionist, Radiology/Sonography, Physician Associate, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Kinesiologist, Health Educator, and more.
- Industrial Technology & Automotive
- Welding - Electrical - Machine - Automotive. The Industrial Technology Pathway prepares students for a wide range of technical professions across all industries. Lucrative and exciting careers are available in advanced manufacturing, transportation, the building trades, mechanical maintenance, agriculture, inspection, industrial design, workplace safety, technical sales, and many more. This pathway can assist and enrich transfer to a four-year institution.
- Law & Public Safety
- Advocate - Serve - Prevention. The Law and Public Safety pathway offers the education and training necessary for students to pursue a broad variety of careers in law and public safety, including the legal field, law enforcement, corrections, fire technology/fire science, and emergency medical services.
- Science, Technology, Engineering, Environment & Math (STEME)
- Innovate - Build - Solve. Preparing you for certificates, degrees, transfer and careers in Biology (including pre-med, pre-dentistry, and pre-vet), Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Environmental Science, and other related STEM fields.
- Social Sciences, Humanities & Education
- Discover the world through the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education Pathway. Dive into the complexities of world languages, literature, humanities, anthropology, early childhood development, environmental studies, ethnic studies, women’s studies, political science, sociology, psychology, history and more. Join a community of passionate individuals, sharpen your critical thinking, and ignite your drive for positive change.
- Apprenticeships
- Students must already be an apprentice with an employer or union to declare a major in one of these programs. Please see the Apprenticeship webpage for more information: https://www.apprenticeship4you.com/our-programs
Learning & Career Pathways
Welcome to Chabot College’s Learning and Career Pathways. Each Pathway brings together clusters of academic majors with related foundational skills, course content, and career fields. Selecting a L&CP provides you with the opportunity to explore a broad area of interest, to become familiar with the area’s themes and fields, and then to narrow (or change) your focus. L&CPs help guide you toward fulfilling careers through integrated guidance, field experiences, and support services.
Education and Careers
Featured program pathways include term-by-term map of courses that you can bookmark and share with the school counselor before making an appointment.