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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate 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 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

Check out the health science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, CA

Our analysis found Los Angeles City College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the health science majors at the school.

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#2

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Sierra 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 large suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Diablo Valley College helped the school earn the #3 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 large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in health science at Diablo Valley, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Los Angeles Mission College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in California. Los Angeles Mission College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.

About 86% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastline Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in California list. Coastline Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fountain Valley.

About 86% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#6

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Moorpark College is a large public school located in the suburb of Moorpark.

Of the 24 students majoring in health science at Moorpark College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

With a ranking of #7, MiraCosta College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. MiraCosta College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Oceanside.

Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.

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#8

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

East Los Angeles College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in California list. East Los Angeles College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Monterey Park.

About 90% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#10

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

With a ranking of #10, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools 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 19 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.

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