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Medical assistant programs in California
California has 167 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in California, expect to start around $39,290–$46,240 and reach a median of $49,660 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,870 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, California). Graduates of these California programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,112 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in California
$39,290starting (10th percentile)
$46,240early career (25th)
$49,660median, all experience
$61,870experienced (75th)
$77,300top earners (90th)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 117,060 employed in California. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in California, ranked by what their graduates earned
167campuses in California
13,708credentials awarded / yr
$25,112median earnings, yr 1 (California)
$26,692median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)
Cities: AlhambraAnaheimAntiochAptosAtascaderoBakersfieldBaldwin ParkCarsonCathedral CityCerritosChula VistaClovisConcordCosta MesaCulver CityCupertinoDelanoDowneyEl CajonEl CentroEl MonteEscondidoFairfieldFountain ValleyFremontFresnoGarden GroveGardenaGlendaleHanfordHaywardHesperiaHuntington ParkImperialIrvineIrwindaleKentfieldLancasterLoma LindaLong Beach
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBD College | Los Angeles | non-profit college | 138 | $61,623 | $19,995 | not reported | $28,569 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose | for-profit college | 123 | $61,169 | $7,740 | not reported | $36,834 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood | for-profit career college | 155 | $58,961 | $9,500 | 78% | $28,621 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | for-profit career college | 212 | $57,418 | $9,500 | 84% | $29,040 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | for-profit career college | 260 | $53,934 | $9,500 | 70% | $35,751 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | Sherman Oaks | non-profit college | 24 | $53,123 | $26,250 | not reported | $32,018 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Public community college | 24 | $52,864 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | non-profit university | 43 | $52,719 | $13,977 | not reported | not reported |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Public community college | 21 | $52,307 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego | San Diego | for-profit career college | 229 | $48,862 | $9,500 | 76% | $30,461 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Public community college | 77 | $48,147 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Stanbridge University | Irvine | for-profit university | 175 | $48,104 | $28,326 | not reported | $49,714 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public community college | 32 | $39,331 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | Public community college | 59 | $37,979 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Bay Area Medical Academy | San Francisco | for-profit career school | 145 | $36,253 | $9,114 | 52% | $39,369 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | San Marcos | for-profit career college | 139 | $36,019 | $8,890 | 71% | $32,210 |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | Public college | 37 | $34,796 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Unitek College | South San Francisco | for-profit career college | 84 | $33,707 | $7,764 | 73% | $27,497 |
| Unitek College | Hayward | for-profit career college | 80 | $33,707 | $7,764 | 63% | $22,524 |
| South Coast College | Orange | for-profit career college | 5 | $31,871 | not reported | 17% | not reported |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Public college | 281 | $31,125 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center | Sacramento | Public technical college | 14 | $30,596 | $2,678 | 65% | $21,579 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento | for-profit college | 249 | $30,594 | $9,112 | not reported | $45,593 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus | Pleasant Hill | for-profit career college | 220 | $30,594 | $9,112 | 60% | $44,064 |
| Unitek College | Fremont | for-profit college | 497 | $30,554 | $7,715 | not reported | $27,775 |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Public community college | 33 | $30,496 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | Ventura | Public community college | 27 | $29,763 | $3,500 | 97% | $15,637 |
| MTI College | Sacramento | for-profit career college | 183 | $28,992 | $6,971 | 77% | $25,251 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus | San Leandro | for-profit career college | 167 | $27,366 | $9,112 | 59% | $44,224 |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose | for-profit career college | 145 | $27,366 | $9,112 | 60% | $41,194 |
| Carrington College-Stockton | Stockton | for-profit career college | 120 | $27,366 | $9,112 | 54% | $42,476 |
| Blake Austin College | Vacaville | for-profit career college | 39 | $27,363 | not reported | 89% | $34,706 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | for-profit career college | 139 | $26,901 | $8,890 | 63% | $33,209 |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | for-profit career college | 28 | $26,842 | $7,600 | 71% | $55,157 |
| CET-Salinas | Salinas | non-profit career school | 83 | $26,684 | $6,246 | 68% | $24,309 |
| CET-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | non-profit career school | 56 | $26,684 | $6,246 | 77% | $22,703 |
| CET-Watsonville | Watsonville | non-profit career school | 25 | $26,684 | $6,246 | 83% | $21,229 |
| CET-Oxnard | Oxnard | non-profit career school | 21 | $26,684 | $6,246 | 42% | $23,931 |
| CET-San Diego | San Diego | non-profit career school | 11 | $26,684 | $6,246 | 87% | $26,071 |
| CET-San Jose | San Jose | non-profit career school | 11 | $26,684 | $6,246 | 81% | $24,566 |
| Sutter County Career Training Center | Yuba City | for-profit career school | 69 | $26,409 | $9,500 | 86% | $21,480 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers | West Hills | for-profit career college | 38 | $25,772 | $8,109 | not reported | not reported |
| North-West College-West Covina | West Covina | for-profit career college | 133 | $25,658 | $9,500 | 68% | $34,193 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | for-profit career college | 48 | $25,658 | $9,500 | 63% | $40,484 |
| University of Antelope Valley | Lancaster | for-profit university | 19 | $25,657 | $7,810 | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Anaheim | Anaheim | for-profit college | 48 | $25,515 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Riverside | Riverside | for-profit college | 30 | $25,515 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit college | 16 | $25,515 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Los Angeles | Alhambra | for-profit college | 15 | $25,515 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | for-profit career college | 32 | $25,450 | $9,498 | 60% | $36,507 |
| California Healing Arts College | Carson | for-profit career college | 36 | $25,307 | $9,500 | 70% | $27,218 |
| Central Coast College | Salinas | for-profit career college | 138 | $25,208 | $7,280 | 67% | $30,966 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | for-profit career college | 351 | $25,116 | $9,500 | 75% | $37,270 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield | Fairfield | for-profit career college | 16 | $25,112 | $9,500 | 71% | $26,136 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | for-profit career college | 8 | $25,112 | $9,500 | 67% | $30,682 |
| ATA College | El Cajon | for-profit career college | 25 | $24,739 | $5,500 | 90% | $26,134 |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | for-profit career college | 35 | $24,714 | $8,405 | 62% | $33,244 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | Visalia | for-profit college | 212 | $24,416 | $9,500 | not reported | $33,136 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto | Salida | for-profit career college | 127 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 77% | $31,003 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | for-profit career college | 107 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 82% | $30,114 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno | Fresno | for-profit career college | 105 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 62% | $31,315 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | for-profit career college | 88 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 63% | $30,880 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | for-profit career college | 87 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 58% | $27,534 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | for-profit career college | 77 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 57% | $32,032 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit career college | 67 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 64% | $31,279 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | for-profit career college | 42 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 63% | $29,900 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | for-profit career college | 34 | $24,416 | $9,500 | 70% | $32,789 |
| Mayfield College | Cathedral City | for-profit career college | 150 | $24,403 | $9,025 | 82% | $30,596 |
| National Career College | Panorama City | for-profit career college | 51 | $24,288 | $8,291 | 75% | $34,495 |
| Institute of Technology | Clovis | for-profit career college | 175 | $24,209 | $9,500 | 74% | $29,228 |
| Southern California Health Institute | North Hollywood | for-profit career college | 32 | $24,049 | $9,500 | 87% | $32,655 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit career college | 155 | $23,896 | $9,500 | 66% | $37,857 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | for-profit career college | 152 | $23,650 | $9,500 | 72% | $36,572 |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | for-profit career college | 88 | $23,650 | $9,500 | 58% | $36,942 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | for-profit career college | 63 | $23,650 | $9,500 | 71% | $35,112 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | for-profit career college | 61 | $23,650 | $9,500 | 60% | $31,922 |
| Downey Adult School | Downey | Public community college | 142 | $23,454 | not reported | 31% | $18,545 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia | Visalia | for-profit career college | 38 | $22,778 | $8,082 | 51% | $29,148 |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Public community college | 136 | $22,584 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| North-West College-San Diego | San Diego | for-profit college | 43 | $22,520 | $9,319 | not reported | $49,552 |
| Glendale Career College | Glendale | for-profit college | 20 | $22,520 | $9,319 | not reported | $51,802 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | for-profit career college | 17 | $22,520 | $9,319 | 50% | $53,874 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | for-profit career college | 18 | $22,325 | $7,633 | 48% | $28,722 |
| Milan Institute-Merced | Merced | for-profit career college | 32 | $22,036 | $9,235 | 55% | $27,338 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis | Clovis | for-profit career college | 4 | $22,036 | $9,235 | 63% | $26,169 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Baldwin Park | Public community college | 24 | $21,968 | not reported | 71% | $11,859 |
| Angeles College | Los Angeles | for-profit college | 26 | $21,901 | $6,269 | not reported | $33,854 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom | Hanford | for-profit career college | 50 | $21,439 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Madera | Madera | for-profit career college | 45 | $21,439 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Delano | Delano | for-profit career college | 40 | $21,439 | $9,500 | 80% | $27,643 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville | Porterville | for-profit career college | 38 | $21,439 | $9,500 | 49% | $29,788 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Atascadero | Atascadero | for-profit career college | 17 | $21,439 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| UEI College-Huntington Park | Huntington Park | for-profit career college | 379 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 70% | $34,673 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | for-profit career college | 337 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 71% | $34,257 |
| UEI College-Stockton | Stockton | for-profit career college | 260 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 71% | $33,047 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit career college | 257 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 66% | $31,514 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | for-profit career college | 255 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 63% | $33,738 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | for-profit career college | 225 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 74% | $32,929 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | for-profit career college | 183 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 67% | $32,425 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | for-profit career college | 159 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 69% | $34,243 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | for-profit career college | 172 | $20,939 | $9,500 | 76% | $31,359 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | for-profit career college | 303 | $20,561 | $9,500 | 71% | $33,956 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | for-profit career college | 279 | $20,561 | $9,500 | 60% | $33,919 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | for-profit career college | 247 | $20,561 | $9,500 | 60% | $34,105 |
| California Career Institute | Anaheim | for-profit career college | 4 | $20,540 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| UEI College-Fresno | Fresno | for-profit career college | 354 | $20,303 | $9,500 | 61% | $33,551 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | for-profit career college | 276 | $20,303 | $9,500 | 69% | $32,499 |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | for-profit career college | 153 | $19,829 | $9,500 | 68% | $34,844 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount | for-profit career college | 21 | $19,497 | $9,500 | 71% | $18,873 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles | for-profit career college | 181 | $19,483 | $3,500 | 91% | $32,794 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Huntington Park | for-profit career college | 64 | $18,863 | $9,500 | 76% | $23,967 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Riverside | for-profit career college | 50 | $18,863 | $9,500 | 66% | $25,460 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana | Santa Ana | for-profit career college | 9 | $18,863 | $9,500 | 72% | $26,022 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education | Riverside | Public technical college | 67 | $18,313 | not reported | 82% | $26,764 |
| Premiere Career College | Irwindale | for-profit career college | 9 | $17,091 | not reported | 52% | $32,314 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College | Antioch | for-profit career college | 286 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Public college | 110 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | Public community college | 99 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Public community college | 65 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Public community college | 59 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Public college | 59 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Public community college | 51 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City | Public college | 49 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD | Concord | Public community college | 38 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $14,341 |
| California Institute of Medical Science | Clovis | for-profit career college | 33 | not reported | $6,670 | not reported | not reported |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Public college | 30 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | Public community college | 30 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Public community college | 30 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Public community college | 29 | not reported | not reported | 62% | not reported |
| Shasta College | Redding | Public college | 28 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Public community college | 26 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Public community college | 26 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Integrity College of Health | Pasadena | for-profit college | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $20,178 |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc | Temple City | for-profit career school | 22 | not reported | not reported | 92% | $25,562 |
| Canada College | Redwood City | Public community college | 21 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | Public community college | 20 | not reported | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Ohlone College | Fremont | Public community college | 20 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Escondido Adult School | Escondido | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clovis Community College | Fresno | Public community college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Merritt College | Oakland | Public community college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Public community college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| ABC Adult School | Cerritos | Public community college | 16 | not reported | not reported | 29% | $17,675 |
| Medical Career College of Northern California | Roseville | for-profit career college | 16 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Agape College of Business and Science | Fresno | non-profit college | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | non-profit university | 11 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte | for-profit career college | 10 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | Public community college | 10 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Central California School of Continuing Education | San Luis Obispo | for-profit career school | 8 | not reported | not reported | 87% | not reported |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley | Public community college | 8 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute | Sacramento | for-profit career college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 98% | $41,256 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Public community college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Stellar Career College | Modesto | for-profit career college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $17,397 |
| Modern Technology School | Fountain Valley | for-profit career school | 4 | not reported | not reported | 76% | $28,609 |
| College of Marin | Kentfield | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Mendocino College | Ukiah | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| California School of Health Sciences | Anaheim | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Honor Health Sciences | El Centro | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical & Nursing College | Garden Grove | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Career College | Fremont | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Moriah Medical College | Santa Clarita | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.
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