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  Information on the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB’s) Architectural Experience Program (AXP).
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  Information regarding the California-specific examination.
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  List of California colleges and universities offering architecture related programs.
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The Board has links to the following California CVSOs:

Alameda County Veterans Service Office
Alpine County Veterans Service Office
Amador County Veterans Service Office
Butte County Veterans Service Office
Calaveras County Veterans Service Office
Colusa County Veterans Service Office
Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office
Del Norte County Veterans Service Office
El Dorado County Veterans Service Office
Fresno County Veterans Service Office
Glenn County Veterans Service Office
Humboldt County Veterans Service Office
Imperial County Veterans Service Office
Inyo County Veterans Service Office
Kern County Veterans Service Office
Kings County Veterans Service Office
Lake County Veterans Service Office
Lassen County Veterans Service Office
Los Angeles County Veterans Service Office
Madera County Veterans Service Office
Marin County Veterans Service Office
Mariposa County Veterans Service Office
Mendocino County Veterans Service Office
Merced County Veterans Service Office
Modoc County Veterans Service Office
Mono County Veterans Service Office
Monterey County Veterans Service Office
Napa County Veterans Service Office
Nevada County Veterans Service Office

Orange County Veterans Service Office
Placer County Veterans Service Office
Plumas County Veterans Service Office
Riverside County Veterans Service Office
Sacramento County Veterans Service Office
San Benito County Veterans Service Office
San Bernardino County Veterans Service Office
San Diego County Veterans Service Office
San Francisco County Veterans Service Office
San Joaquin County Veterans Service Office
San Luis Obispo County Veterans Service Office
San Mateo County Veterans Service Office
Santa Barbara County Veterans Service Office
Santa Clara County Veterans Service Office
Santa Cruz County Veterans Service Office
Shasta County Veterans Service Office
Sierra County Veterans Service Office
Siskiyou County Veterans Service Office
Solano County Veterans Service Office
Sonoma County Veterans Service Office
Stanislaus County Veterans Service Office
Sutter County Veterans Service Office
Tehama County Veterans Service Office
Trinity County Veterans Service Office
Tulare County Veterans Service Office
Tuolumne County Veterans Service Office
Ventura County Veterans Service Office
Yolo County Veterans Service Office
Yuba County Veterans Service Office

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