Federal data
Highest earning certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs in California
California allied health and medical assisting services programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Medical Academy | San Francisco | For-profit, under 2-year | $38,505 | 124 |
| 2 | Charles A Jones Career and Education Center | Sacramento | Public, under 2-year | $38,064 | 86 |
| 3 | Cabrillo College | Aptos | Public, 2-year | $37,279 | 35 |
| 4 | Unitek College | South San Francisco | For-profit, under 2-year | $34,873 | 150 |
| 5 | Central Coast College | Salinas | For-profit, 2-year | $33,709 | 105 |
| 6 | Unitek College | Fremont | For-profit, 4-year | $32,827 | 624 |
| 7 | Carrington College | Sacramento | For-profit, 4-year | $32,311 | 742 |
| 8 | Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose | For-profit, 4-year | $32,143 | 205 |
| 9 | CET-San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,056 | 260 |
| 10 | CET-San Jose | San Jose | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,056 | 260 |
| 11 | CET-Watsonville | Watsonville | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,056 | 260 |
| 12 | CET-Salinas | Salinas | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,056 | 260 |
| 13 | CET-Oxnard | Oxnard | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,056 | 260 |
| 14 | CET-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,056 | 260 |
| 15 | Pima Medical Institute | Chula Vista | For-profit, 2-year | $31,915 | 3,048 |
| 16 | Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | Ventura | Public, under 2-year | $31,821 | 36 |
| 17 | North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | For-profit, under 2-year | $31,536 | 120 |
| 18 | Concorde Career College-San Diego | San Diego | For-profit, 2-year | $30,842 | 163 |
| 19 | MTI College | Sacramento | For-profit, 2-year | $30,707 | 76 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.