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2023 Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California

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$27,853 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the most popular major in California with 12,401 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 131 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

#1

Bay Area Medical Academy

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Bay Area Medical Academy to be the best school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Bay Area Medical Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Unitek College

Hayward, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unitek College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 131 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanbridge University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Stanbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#4

Unitek College

South San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Unitek College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the small city of South San Francisco, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 131 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Unitek College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

CBD College

Los Angeles, CA

CBD College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Community Based Education and Development is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#9

Casa Loma College

Sherman Oaks, CA

Casa Loma College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Casa Loma College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sherman Oaks.

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#10

Blake Austin College

Vacaville, CA

Blake Austin College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of Vacaville, Blake Austin College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Cambridge Junior College-Yuba City did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Yuba City, Cambridge Junior College-Yuba City is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, PMI San Marcos is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Butte County Regional Occupational Program did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Butte County ROP is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#14

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

Downey Adult School landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Downey, Downey Adult School is a public school with a small student population.

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Carrington College-San Jose came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Western Career College-San Jose is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Jose.

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#16

CET, Salinas

Salinas, CA

CET, Salinas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #16 on the list. CET, Salinas is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salinas.

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Glendale Career College - Brightwood-Teachout came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Glendale Career College - Brightwood-Teachout is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#18

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

With a ranking of #18, Cabrillo College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#19

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cuesta College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
20 American Career College - Anaheim Anaheim, CA
21 American Career College - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
22 Canada College Redwood City, CA
23 Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA
24 MTI College Sacramento, CA
25 North-West College - Van Nuys Van Nuys, CA
26 Advanced Training Associates El Cajon, CA

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 Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,701
Oregon 882
Nevada 1,323
Alaska 191
Hawaii 209

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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