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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in California to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our analysis found Unitek College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 75 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Contra Costa Medical Career College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 384 students majoring in medical assisting at Contra Costa Medical Career College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#3

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

Out of the 75 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Downey Adult School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Downey, Downey Adult School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in California. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 162 students majoring in medical assisting at SAC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - San Diego is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#6

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

Mayfield College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Cathedral City, Mayfield College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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High Desert Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 181 students majoring in medical assisting at High Desert Medical College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Concorde Career College - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, RCOE SCE is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Concorde Career College - North Hollywood ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of North Hollywood, Concorde Career College - North Hollywood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - North Hollywood, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Concorde Career College - Garden Grove came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Concorde Career College - Garden Grove is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.

Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
12 Central Coast College Salinas, CA
13 University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA
14 Unitek College Hayward, CA
15 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA
15 Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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).

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