WELCOME TO CBD

Welcome to CBD! If you are interested in building a career in a growing field with a bright future, you’ve come to the right place. At CBD College, students gain the knowledge and skills needed to work in industries with a wide range of opportunities and specialties. Guided by a professional and dedicated staff, students enroll in a challenging and comprehensive curriculum that suits their individual needs. But the best part of CBD is the sense of community. Friendships develop beyond the classroom among students and staff, and CBD continues to provide cultural and career guidance for a promising future.
When reading this catalog you will find features that make our school exceptional among educational and training institutions. We believe that our instructional methods, the pleasant learning environment, and expertise of our staff, are second-to-none in our field. We also firmly believe that every student can and will achieve.

The Mission of CBD College is to provide educational opportunities, leading to careers or career advancement, in an open and supportive environment that encourages a lifelong quest for knowledge.
The Institutional Goals are to provide quality educational programs that can be completed in a relatively short time period and provide students the tools necessary for immediate and productive employment.

The institutional goals are to provide quality educational programs that can be completed in a relatively short time period and which give students the tools necessary for immediate and productive employment.

COLLEGE HISTORY

Community Based Education and Development, Inc., doing business as CBD College, was established in 1982. Since then, CBD College has grown to be one of Los Angeles’ best resources for vocational training, English language instruction, and career advising for students of all nationalities, interests and means.

As the College became more structured, professional staff grew, and in 1994 CBD College received Course Approval from the State of California. In 1996, the College was incorporated as a non-profit public benefit organization.

In order to validate the professional competence of our program and to help assure the effectiveness of its courses, CBD College sought and received National Accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) in 1997.

LOCATION, FACILITIES, AND INSTITUTIONAL EQUIPMENT

CBD College is located in the heart of Los Angeles at 5724 West 3rd Street, Third Floor, Los Angeles, California 90036.

Housed in a modern, air-conditioned facility, the College is accessible to disabled students. Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with special needs to enable them equal access to admissions and learning opportunities.

The 11,000 square foot facility consists of labs and lecture rooms, administrative offices, a job search lab/student resource library, and student/faculty lounge. Class sizes for lecture do not exceed the industry standard of 40 students per instructor. Class sizes for labs generally do not exceed 20 students per instructor. The average VESL class ratio is 15 students to one Instructor.
To provide quality training and enhance classroom learning, the College maintains industry-related technology, including industry standard equipped medical and computer labs. Students receive hands-on experiences and training in our programs. The laboratories contain workstations simulating real work environments, which students will encounter in the professional setting. The equipment in the computer labs include 40 (30 and 10) computers and updated software. The student-to-computer ratios one-to-one.

Students have access to a current job search lab/resource library to supplement their learning experience. Students are encouraged to increase their knowledge by use of these facilities. The College complies with Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations and ordinances. These include requirements for fire safety, building safety, and health regulations.