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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree 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.
The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Canada College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Canada College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Redwood City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Canada College are $1,362 a year.
Canada College also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in California rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cabrillo College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Cabrillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,262 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Cabrillo College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Modesto Junior College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Modesto, MJC is a public school with a large student population.
MJC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,276 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cuesta College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuesta College are $1,340 a year.
Cuesta College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sacramento City College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Sacramento City take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,050.
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Cerritos College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cerritos College are $1,364 a year.
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College of the Sequoias landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Visalia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Sequoias are $1,394 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from College of the Sequoias carry an average student debtload of $11,033.
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Foothill College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Foothill College are $1,565 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Foothill College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Antelope Valley College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Antelope Valley College are $1,124 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Victor Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Victor Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Victorville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victor Valley College are $1,425 per year.
Request InformationBest Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 2,701 |
Oregon | 882 |
Nevada | 1,323 |
Alaska | 191 |
Hawaii | 209 |
Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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.