Wccusd College & Career Pathways

College & Career Pathways (WCCUSD Pathways) is West Contra Costa County Unified School District’s portal that connects students participating in Career Academies with businesses and nonprofits. This successful program allows our local students to thrive in fields of their choice and prepare them for the workforce. With support from our partners, our educational team empowers college & career academies to develop, monitor, and sustain outstanding programs of study aligned to an in-demand sector, such as engineering, IT, health, public service, light/sound tech, internet tech, and web design. We currently support a variety of career-based academies in our six comprehensive high schools: Richmond, Kennedy, Pinole, El Cerrito, De Anza and Hercules. These include: 3 Law and Law Enforcement academies 4 Health academies 4 IT academies 2 Engineering academies 2 Media academies 1 Performing Arts/Technical Theater academy 1 Welding and Metal Fabrication academy 1 Automotive Service & Repair academy For more information about our College & Career Pathways and how to become a district partner visit us at