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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California

36 Colleges
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health sciences and services students earned 5,947 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found West Hills College-Lemoore to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. West Hills College-Lemoore is a small public school located in the rural area of Lemoore.

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#2

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canada College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in California. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#4

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saddleback College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#5

Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Mendocino College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in California. Located in the rural area of Ukiah, Mendocino College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

With a ranking of #6, Foothill College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Gavilan College

Gilroy, CA

Gavilan College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health sciences and services programs. Gavilan College is a small public school located in the suburb of Gilroy.

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#8

Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

Pacific Union College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Angwin, PUC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at PUC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,046.

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San Joaquin Delta College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Delta is a large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#10

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. SRJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 350
Washington 394
Nevada 432
Alaska 1

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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