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2025 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in California

39 Colleges in California
15,089 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$32,836 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in allied health & medical assisting services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #48 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 39 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for allied health & medical assisting services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15,089 degrees in allied health & medical assisting services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in California The medical assisting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for allied health & medical assisting services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Assisting
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Assisting
Master's Degrees in Medical Assisting

The medical assisting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in California. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in California

The schools below may not offer all types of medical assisting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top California Schools in Medical Assisting

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$60,043 Median Starting Salary

Loma Linda University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

There were roughly 60 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent data year. Those allied health & medical assisting services students who get their degree from Loma Linda University receive $27,207 more than the typical medical assisting graduate.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
153 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
27.5% Growth in Graduates

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Western Career College-Pleasant Hill is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill.

There were approximately 153 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Western Career College-Pleasant Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services degree recipients from Carrington College-Pleasant Hill earn a boost of around $10,536 above the typical income of allied health & medical assisting services majors.

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Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In CA
73 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded

Modesto Junior College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the city of Modesto, MJC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MJC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 73 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at MJC in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
38th Most Popular In CA
68 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services has to check out City College of San Francisco. City College of San Francisco is a large public college located in the large city of San Francisco. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means City College of San Francisco is a great college overall.

There were approximately 68 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at City College of San Francisco in the most recent data year.

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Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA
92 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #540 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cerritos College is a great college overall.

There were about 92 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Cerritos College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
39th Most Popular In CA
48 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SRJC is a great college overall.

There were about 48 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at SRJC in the most recent data year.

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Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
306 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
5.6% Growth in Graduates

SAC is a very large public college located in the large city of Santa Ana. This college ranks 109th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 306 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at SAC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the medical assisting program earn an average of $28,619 in the first couple years of their career.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
222 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
18.0% Growth in Graduates

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Visalia. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great college overall.

There were roughly 222 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the medical assisting program earn an average of $26,993 in their early career salary.

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Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
32nd Most Popular In CA
24.0% Growth in Graduates

SWC Chula Vista is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Chula Vista. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SWC Chula Vista is a great college overall.

There were approximately 25 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at SWC Chula Vista in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

College of the Sequoias is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Visalia. This college ranks 137th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 41 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at College of the Sequoias in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the allied health & medical assisting services program at College of the Sequoias get $24,406 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 734
Oregon 266 91
Nevada 192 188
Hawaii 164 65
Alaska 119 49

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 12,247
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 1,594
Physical Therapy Assistant 650
Occupational Therapist Assistant 378
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 87
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 42
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 41
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 27
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 18
Radiologist Assistant 5

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 19,867
Allied Health Professions 9,301
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 8,434
Health Sciences & Services 7,291
Health & Medical Administrative Services 6,654
Public Health 5,474
Dental Support Services 4,497
Mental & Social Health Services 3,300
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,284
Communication Sciences 2,340

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