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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #11 most popular major in California with 1,430 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in California to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

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

Of the 448 students majoring in medical assisting at Unitek College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Contra Costa Medical Career College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#3

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Downey Adult School is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Downey Adult School is a small public school located in the large suburb of Downey.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in medical assisting at SAC, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Concorde Career College - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in California. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 150 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - San Diego, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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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 Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Cathedral City, Mayfield College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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High Desert Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and 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 large suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 144 students majoring in medical assisting at High Desert Medical College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Concorde Career College - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Indio, RCOE SCE is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 135 students majoring in medical assisting at RCOE SCE, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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

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

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Concorde Career College - Garden Grove did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Concorde Career College - Garden Grove is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.

Of the 94 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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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 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-Merced Merced, CA
15 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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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