Medical Assisting Schools in California

106 schools compared · Average earnings $31,670/yr

106 California schools offer Medical Assisting. Earnings in California are in line with the national average, so compare programs on commute, tuition, and fit rather than on statewide outcomes alone.

Schools in CA
106
Avg Grad Earnings
$31,670/yr
+0% vs. national avg
Avg Score
56/100
Top CA Cities
8
with programs

Medical Assisting Programs in California

All 106 California schools offering Medical Assisting, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
84 $57,242/yr 224.5x
2 Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
82 $48,969/yr 222.6x
3 Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
68 $61,881/yr
4 Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
Pleasant Hill, CA
68 $61,881/yr
5 Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
67 $60,043/yr
6 Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA
67 $59,559/yr
7 Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
67 $59,548/yr
8 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, CA
67 $58,718/yr
9 Casa Loma College-Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks, CA
67 $56,092/yr
10 CBD College
Los Angeles, CA
66 $52,829/yr
11 Concorde Career College-San Diego
San Diego, CA
66 $52,385/yr
12 Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA
65 $50,613/yr
13 Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA
65 $50,198/yr
14 American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
65 $48,908/yr
15 American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
65 $48,908/yr
16 Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
77 $37,279/yr 276.3x
17 Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
63 $44,175/yr
18 Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
75 $33,838/yr 252.7x
19 Empire College
Santa Rosa, CA
62 $41,015/yr
20 Bay Area Medical Academy
San Francisco, CA
60 $38,505/yr
21 Charles A Jones Career and Education Center
Sacramento, CA
60 $38,064/yr
22 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
71 $28,687/yr 237.9x
23 Unitek College
South San Francisco, CA
58 $34,873/yr
24 Central Coast College
Salinas, CA
58 $33,709/yr
25 California Nurses Educational Institute
Palm Springs, CA
58 $33,592/yr
26 Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
San Leandro, CA
57 $32,311/yr
27 Carrington College-San Jose
San Jose, CA
57 $32,311/yr
28 Carrington College-Stockton
Stockton, CA
57 $32,311/yr
29 CET-San Diego
San Diego, CA
57 $32,056/yr
30 CET-San Jose
San Jose, CA
57 $32,056/yr
31 CET-Watsonville
Watsonville, CA
57 $32,056/yr
32 CET-Salinas
Salinas, CA
57 $32,056/yr
33 CET-Oxnard
Oxnard, CA
57 $32,056/yr
34 CET-Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CA
57 $32,056/yr
35 Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
56 $31,915/yr
36 Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
Ventura, CA
56 $31,821/yr
37 North-West College-Van Nuys
Van Nuys, CA
56 $31,536/yr
38 MTI College
Sacramento, CA
56 $30,707/yr
39 North-West College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
55 $30,358/yr
40 North-West College-Glendale
Glendale, CA
55 $30,358/yr
41 Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA
55 $30,301/yr
42 Downey Adult School
Downey, CA
55 $29,694/yr
43 Mayfield College
Cathedral City, CA
54 $28,928/yr
44 ATA College
El Cajon, CA
54 $28,599/yr
45 North-West College-Pomona
Pomona, CA
54 $28,420/yr
46 North-West College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
54 $28,420/yr
47 North-West College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
54 $28,420/yr
48 North-West College-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
54 $28,420/yr
49 InterCoast Colleges-West Covina
West Covina, CA
53 $27,880/yr
50 InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova, CA
53 $27,880/yr
51 InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
Fairfield, CA
53 $27,880/yr
52 California Institute of Medical Science
Clovis, CA
53 $27,804/yr
53 Sutter County Career Training Center
Yuba City, CA
53 $27,791/yr
54 Milan Institute-Visalia
Visalia, CA
53 $27,459/yr
55 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA
53 $27,132/yr
56 San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
53 $27,132/yr
57 San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno
Fresno, CA
53 $27,132/yr
58 San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
53 $27,132/yr
59 San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
Salida, CA
53 $27,132/yr
60 San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia
Hesperia, CA
53 $27,132/yr
61 San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Temecula, CA
53 $27,132/yr
62 San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
Lancaster, CA
53 $27,132/yr
63 San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CA
53 $27,132/yr
64 San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CA
53 $27,132/yr
65 Asher College
Sacramento, CA
53 $27,105/yr
66 San Joaquin Valley College-Delano
Delano, CA
52 $26,897/yr
67 San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville
Porterville, CA
52 $26,897/yr
68 Institute for Business and Technology
Santa Clara, CA
52 $26,882/yr
69 Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education
Riverside, CA
52 $26,599/yr
70 Career Care Institute
Lancaster, CA
52 $26,403/yr
71 Valley College of Medical Careers
West Hills, CA
52 $26,214/yr
72 Clovis Adult Education
Clovis, CA
52 $26,208/yr
73 Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA
52 $26,106/yr
74 North-West College-San Diego
San Diego, CA
52 $26,106/yr
75 Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
52 $26,106/yr
76 Career Networks Institute
Santa Ana, CA
52 $25,973/yr
77 American Career College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
52 $25,702/yr
78 Milan Institute-Palm Desert
Palm Desert, CA
51 $25,267/yr
79 National Career College
Panorama City, CA
51 $24,872/yr
80 UEI College-Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
51 $24,695/yr
81 UEI College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
51 $24,695/yr
82 UEI College-Reseda
Reseda, CA
51 $24,695/yr
83 UEI College-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
51 $24,695/yr
84 UEI College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
51 $24,695/yr
85 UEI College-Oceanside
Oceanside, CA
51 $24,695/yr
86 UEI College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA
51 $24,695/yr
87 UEI College-Stockton
Stockton, CA
51 $24,695/yr
88 California Healing Arts College
Carson, CA
51 $24,650/yr
89 Milan Institute-Clovis
Clovis, CA
51 $24,563/yr
90 Milan Institute-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
51 $24,563/yr
91 Milan Institute-Merced
Merced, CA
51 $24,563/yr
92 UEI College-Gardena
Gardena, CA
50 $24,039/yr
93 UEI College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
50 $24,039/yr
94 UEI College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
50 $24,039/yr
95 Regan Career Institute
El Monte, CA
50 $23,841/yr
96 Summit College
San Bernardino, CA
50 $23,181/yr
97 Southern California Health Institute
North Hollywood, CA
50 $22,923/yr
98 Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
50 $22,895/yr
99 Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
Baldwin Park, CA
50 $22,869/yr
100 Healthcare Career College
Paramount, CA
49 $21,834/yr
101 High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA
49 $21,504/yr
102 Universal Healthcare Careers College
Los Angeles, CA
49 $21,444/yr
103 American College of Healthcare and Technology
Riverside, CA
49 $21,250/yr
104 UEI College-Fresno
Fresno, CA
48 $20,254/yr
105 UEI College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
48 $20,254/yr
106 Associated Technical College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
47 $16,782/yr

Where Medical Assisting Programs Cluster in California

Cities with the most Medical Assisting programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Sacramento, CA 6 $37,582/yr
Los Angeles, CA 5 $32,704/yr
Clovis, CA 4 $33,116/yr
Riverside, CA 4 $25,077/yr
Bakersfield, CA 4 $24,990/yr
San Jose, CA 3 $38,807/yr
San Diego, CA 3 $35,347/yr
Visalia, CA 3 $34,683/yr

Compare Medical Assisting in Other States

Considering a nearby state? Here's how California compares to others with strong Medical Assisting offerings.

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