2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Child development in California

If you plan on getting your associate degree in child development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #143 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for child development students pursuing a associate degree.

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Choosing a Great Child development School for Your Associate Degree

The child development associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Child development in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality child development program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for child development.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Child development in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for child development students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Child development Students Working on Their Associate

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Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA

Foothill College is a popular decision for students pursuing an associate degree in child development. Foothill College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills. More information about a associate in child development from Foothill College

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MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College is a popular option for students interested in an associate degree in child development. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a large student population. More information about a associate in child development from MiraCosta College

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Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA

Woodland Community College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in child development. Woodland Community College is a small public college located in the small suburb of Woodland. More information about a associate in child development from Woodland Community College

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Butte College
Oroville, CA

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in child development needs to take a look at Butte College. Butte College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Oroville. More information about a associate in child development from Butte College

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Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

Mt. San Antonio College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in child development. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Walnut. More information about a associate in child development from Mt. San Antonio College

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College of the Redwoods
Eureka, CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at College of the Redwoods if you want to pursue an associate degree in child development. College of the Redwoods is a small public college located in the rural area of Eureka. More information about a associate in child development from College of the Redwoods

 

Best Child development Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child development Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

One of 9 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Care Provider/Assistant	4,321
Child Care & Support Services Management	57
Early Childhood and Family Studies	55
General Human Development & Family Studies	49
Adult Development & Aging	37
Family & Community Services	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin. More about our data sources and methodologies.