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Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade 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 170 schools in California to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Unitek College the most popular school in California for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Huntington Park, United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Career College - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, American Career College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at American Career College - Anaheim helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in California. American Career College - Anaheim is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

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#5

UEI College-Gardena

Gardena, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means UEI College-Gardena is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students. UEI College-Gardena is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Gardena.

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#6

UEI College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

UEI College-Bakersfield ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Bakersfield, UEI College-Bakersfield is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

UEI College-Fresno

Fresno, CA

UEI College-Fresno landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. UEI College-Fresno is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#8

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Contra Costa Medical Career College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

UEI College-Riverside

Riverside, CA

With a ranking of #10, UEI College-Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the large city of Riverside, UEI College-Riverside is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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United Education Institute-Encino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Reseda, United Education Institute-Encino is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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United Education Institute-Chula Vista came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chula Vista.

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#13

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

Downey Adult School ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Downey, Downey Adult School is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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American Career College - Ontario ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. American Career College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Ontario.

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#15

UEI College-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

UEI College-Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, UEI College-Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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United Education Institute-UEI College Stockton came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Stockton, United Education Institute-UEI College Stockton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#17

Institute of Technology

Clovis, CA

Institute of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Fresno Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Clovis.

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Pima Medical Institute - Chula Vista landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Chula Vista, PMI Chula Vista is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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North-West College - Riverside ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, NWC Riverside is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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United Education Institute-Anaheim did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden Grove, United Education Institute-Anaheim is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Concorde Career College - San Diego landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#24

North-West College-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

North-West College-Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #24 on the list. NWC Long Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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 Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
26 United Education Institute-Ontario Ontario, CA
27 Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
28 United Education Institute-West Covina West Covina, CA
29 Concorde Career College - Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA
30 Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA
31 Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA
32 High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA
32 Concorde Career College - North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA
34 Concorde Career College - San Bernardino San Bernardino, 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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