Cabrillo College adds new career-focused classes for Spring, including HVAC, Drone Technology, and Winemaking

Cabrillo College is adding 12 new classes for spring semester, responding to growing demand for high-skill careers. Classes begin Jan. 25, 2027, and combine hands-on coursework with work-based learning to prepare students for jobs or transfer to four-year universities. Early start, short classes ACCT-1A: Financial Accounting is a new, accelerated three-week class. CEM-450/450L: Basic Construction offers free, three-week classes with career support. New semester classes Wine: CAHM-76 Basic Winemaking and CAHM-77 Basic Wine Grape Viticulture run back-to-back over eight weeks each. Students will take field trips to wineries and taste wine. HVACR: A new Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program features hands-on heat pump technology labs. CEM-70 HVACR Introduction is online. CEM-76 Heat Pump Inverters and CEM-77 Electric Water Heaters run back-to-back for eight weeks each. Solar: Saturday classes CEM-162SP Solar Photovoltaic Design a