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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California

66 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Our analysis found Sierra College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 572 students majoring in health science at Sierra College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Sierra College Report

#2

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Diablo Valley College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the health science majors at the school.

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#3

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Saddleback College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in California. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

Women make up 79% of the health science majors at the school.

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#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

About 88% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Fresno City College Report

#5

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Citrus College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in California. Citrus College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Glendora.

About 87% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#6

Skyline College

San Bruno, CA

Skyline College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of San Bruno, Skyline College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Skyline College Report

#7

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

With a ranking of #7, Southwestern College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. SWC Chula Vista is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chula Vista.

About 81% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#8

Merritt College

Oakland, CA

With a ranking of #8, Merritt College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Merritt College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Oakland.

Of the 129 students majoring in health science at Merritt College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Merritt College Report

West Hills College-Lemoore ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. West Hills College-Lemoore is a small public school located in the rural area of Lemoore.

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

Full Health Sciences & Services at West Hills College-Lemoore Report

#10

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cuesta College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Women make up 83% of the health science 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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA
12 Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA
13 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
13 El Camino College Torrance, CA

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

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

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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