Training partners
SMaRTech is built to be hosted. Each partner college delivers the related supplemental instruction for a pathway, while employer partners provide the paid on-the-job training that turns coursework into a career.
Our partner network
SMaRTech is built with leading community colleges, adult schools, employers, workforce boards, apprenticeship intermediaries, and government partners — delivering an employer-driven curriculum and a recognized SMaRTech credential.
Community colleges deliver the Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) — the classroom instruction, CTE pathways, and apprenticeship-related courses that anchor SMaRTech programs.
MAP2 Partner College · Hornet Drone Program LEA
Fullerton College is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for the Hornet Drone Pilot Apprenticeship, sponsored by ICAN. Fullerton is also a MAP2 partner college; Saddleback College is the MAP2 LEA.
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Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Sponsor
Santiago Canyon College sponsors traditional trades apprenticeships and provides employer-connected related instruction through established workforce pathways.
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MAP2 Partner College · Educator Apprenticeship Sponsor
Santa Ana College is a MAP2 partner college and sponsors early childhood and bilingual educator apprenticeships that connect academic preparation with supervised workplace learning. Saddleback College is the MAP2 LEA.
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MAP2 Partner College
Cypress College is a partner college for the MAP2 mechatronics apprenticeship. Saddleback College is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for MAP2; Cypress College is not the sponsor.
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MAP2 Partner College
Orange Coast College is a MAP2 partner college supporting the regional mechatronics apprenticeship. Saddleback College is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for MAP2.
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MAP2 Partner College
Irvine Valley College is a MAP2 partner college supporting the regional mechatronics apprenticeship. Saddleback College is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for MAP2.
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Local Education Agency (LEA)
Saddleback College is the LEA for MAP2; the ATEP Automotive Service Technician, Cook, and Hospitality Management apprenticeships; and Early Childhood Education apprenticeships. Fullerton, Orange Coast, Santa Ana, Cypress, and Irvine Valley colleges are MAP2 partner colleges. ICAN, not Saddleback College, sponsors SMaRTech; NOCE is the SMaRTech LEA.
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Cybersecurity & Supply Chain Apprenticeship Sponsor
Coastline College sponsors cybersecurity and supply chain apprenticeships and delivers flexible instruction aligned with working-adult career pathways.
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Regional CTE Alignment
OCRC connects community colleges across Orange County with regional workforce priorities, ensuring SMaRTech pathways align to employer demand and labor market needs.
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Anaheim, CA · Related instruction — SMaRTech
Serves as the Local Education Agency (LEA) for SMaRTech and delivers its tuition-free, not-for-credit related instruction. ICAN is the apprenticeship sponsor, with the EVSE pathway following the same structure.
Pathways
Tustin, CA · LEA — automotive, culinary, hospitality, early childhood education
Saddleback College is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for the ATEP Automotive Service Technician, Cook, and Hospitality Management apprenticeships and for Early Childhood Education apprenticeships. The ATEP campus hosts the automotive and culinary instruction facilities.
Pathways
Orange, CA · Related instruction — electrical
Scoping the Electrical Technician apprenticeship pathway covering installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting fundamentals.
Pathways
Partnership model
A portable model
Industry defines the competencies, a local college delivers the related instruction, and employers supply the paid hours. That separation is what lets SMaRTech extend across Orange County without rebuilding the program each time.
Colleges hosting or lined up to host related instruction:
Training partner campus
8045 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92869
Santiago Canyon College is the training partner scoping the related instruction for the Electrical Technician (ET) apprenticeship pathway. A Rancho Santiago Community College District campus, SCC brings credit-bearing career education in electrical, construction, and advanced manufacturing trades to the ET pipeline in development.
Campus office: admissions@sccollege.edu · (714) 628-4900
Training partner campus
1830 W. Romneya Drive, 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92801
NOCE is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for SMaRTech and delivers the tuition-free, not-for-credit related instruction behind its solar and EVSE maintenance pathways. ICAN serves as the apprenticeship sponsor. As one of California's largest noncredit institutions, NOCE anchors the featured apprenticeship and the earn-while-you-learn model in Anaheim.
Campus office: starhelp@noce.edu · (714) 808-4679
Training partner campus
1634 Valencia Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782
Saddleback College is the Local Education Agency (LEA) for the ATEP Automotive Service Technician, Cook, and Hospitality Management apprenticeships. Its Advanced Technology & Education Park delivers the related instruction in purpose-built automotive and culinary facilities.
Campus office: scatep@saddleback.edu · (949) 348-6401
Become a training partner
If you represent an Orange County college, an employer, or a workforce agency, the program office will walk you through curriculum alignment, cohort planning, and apprentice recruitment.
