Earn & Learn · Healthcare
Catalyst for Wellness in Community Apprenticeship
Sponsored by Catalyst Center / Chabot-Las Positas Community College District · Behavioral Health Wellness Coach
This route explains how verified access begins; it does not guarantee selection, placement, employment, certification, or licensure.
What families should know
Work for pay and train as a wellness coach over two to three years. You need an employer in a listed county and six or fewer college units that can transfer. Ask about matching.
Decision facts
What we could verify
These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.
- Registration status
- Catalyst Center describes a U.S. Department of Labor registered Behavioral Health Wellness Coach apprenticeship; an independent registry record was not reopened.
- Service area
- College-listed work access in Alameda, Lake, Mendocino, or Sacramento counties; statewide expansion is not statewide vacancy evidence.
- Listed location
- CA This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
- Delivery mode
- hybrid
- Who the verified information describes
- Adults able to work in the college-listed California counties and meet the apprenticeship's education limits.
- Eligibility
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- Age 18 or older; some employers prefer or require applicants over 21.
- Six or fewer transferable college units and work availability in Alameda, Lake, Mendocino, or Sacramento counties.
- Relevant personal systems experience is preferred, not stated mandatory. A high-school requirement is not specified in the college apprenticeship section.
- Compensation
- Paid work with wages, benefits, and periodic raises described by the college; supplies are described. Exact wage, tuition balance, and ancillary costs are unknown.
- Duration
- Two to three years; mostly online college classes with local biology coursework and mentored employment.
- Credential
- College describes an associate degree for transfer. Credit transfer, degree completion, and clinical social-work licensure are not guaranteed by this route.
Next action
What happens next
Contact CWCApprenticeship@catalyst-center.org about employer matching, county access, college-unit eligibility, and the next intake.
Fit and tradeoffs
Questions to resolve before applying
- Employer participation and local work availability come before enrollment; no statewide job placement is promised.
- The separate 18–25 fellowship has different rules; its tuition and clearance promises do not apply here.
- Wellness-coach work and a transfer degree do not authorize independent therapy or establish clinical social-work licensure.
Helpful reading
Guides for your next step
- Interested in psychology? Ways to start helping people before graduate school
Paid helping work and licensed practice have different entry routes. Start with the role, the entry rules, and your family's costs.
Sources and review details
Where these details came from
Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.
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Supports: identity, registration, compensation, availability, applicant-scope. Observed Oct 12, 2026.
Use only the college apprenticeship section, not the separate fellowship. Statewide expansion does not establish statewide vacancies. Exact wage, tuition balance, and ancillary costs are unpublished; the sponsor's DOL registration statement is not independent registry confirmation.
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