Program Payoff

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services programs in California

223 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,038 at Merritt College.

What this work pays in California

Social and Human Service Assistants in California earn a median of $51,090 a year across 58,730 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in California
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$47,40055,700
Childcare Workers$40,02052,780
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$58,77016,250
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$97,9002,970
Psychologists, All Other$157,5401,600

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Merritt College Oakland Associate's degree — $31,038 (20 grads) 31
CET-San Jose San Jose Undergraduate certificate — $26,739 (26 grads) 6
Fresno City College Fresno Associate's degree — $24,421 (12 grads) 81
Coalinga College Coalinga Undergraduate certificate — $22,087 (12 grads) 112
Mt San Antonio College Walnut Associate's degree — $21,508 (11 grads) 78
San Diego City College San Diego Associate's degree — $20,140 (11 grads) 26
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente Undergraduate certificate — $19,393 (28 grads) —
College of the Redwoods Eureka Associate's degree — $16,786 (21 grads) 17
Merced College Merced Associate's degree — $16,478 (11 grads) 93
College of the Sequoias Visalia Associate's degree — $14,935 (19 grads) 48
Cuyamaca College El Cajon Associate's degree — $13,702 (11 grads) 37
Cabrillo College Aptos Undergraduate certificate — not published 97
El Camino Community College District Torrance Associate's degree — not published 99
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton Associate's degree — not published 66
Santa Ana College Santa Ana Associate's degree — not published 74
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria Undergraduate certificate — not published 2
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria Associate's degree — not published 28
American River College Sacramento Undergraduate certificate — not published 90
American River College Sacramento Associate's degree — not published 73
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster Undergraduate certificate — not published 49
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster Associate's degree — not published 106
Bakersfield College Bakersfield Undergraduate certificate — not published 60
Bakersfield College Bakersfield Associate's degree — not published 155
Barstow Community College Barstow Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Barstow Community College Barstow Associate's degree — not published 34
Berkeley City College Berkeley Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Berkeley City College Berkeley Associate's degree — not published 0
Butte College Oroville Undergraduate certificate — not published 142
Butte College Oroville Associate's degree — not published 45
Cabrillo College Aptos Associate's degree — not published 40
Canada College Redwood City Undergraduate certificate — not published 19
Canada College Redwood City Associate's degree — not published 25
Cerritos College Norwalk Undergraduate certificate — not published 159
Cerritos College Norwalk Associate's degree — not published 129
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest Undergraduate certificate — not published 43
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest Associate's degree — not published 15
Chabot College Hayward Undergraduate certificate — not published 73
Chabot College Hayward Associate's degree — not published 38
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga Undergraduate certificate — not published 18
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga Associate's degree — not published 103
Citrus College Glendora Undergraduate certificate — not published 60
Citrus College Glendora Associate's degree — not published 120
City College of San Francisco San Francisco Undergraduate certificate — not published 401
City College of San Francisco San Francisco Associate's degree — not published 105
Clovis Community College Fresno Undergraduate certificate — not published 50
Clovis Community College Fresno Associate's degree — not published 45
Coalinga College Coalinga Associate's degree — not published 16
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley Associate's degree — not published 3
College of Marin Kentfield Undergraduate certificate — not published 2
College of Marin Kentfield Associate's degree — not published 5
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita Undergraduate certificate — not published 55
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita Associate's degree — not published 45
College of the Desert Palm Desert Undergraduate certificate — not published 125
College of the Desert Palm Desert Associate's degree — not published 71
College of the Redwoods Eureka Undergraduate certificate — not published 41
College of the Sequoias Visalia Undergraduate certificate — not published 317
College of the Siskiyous Weed Undergraduate certificate — not published —
College of the Siskiyous Weed Associate's degree — not published 8
Columbia College Sonora Undergraduate certificate — not published 9
Columbia College Sonora Associate's degree — not published 11
Compton College Compton Undergraduate certificate — not published 19
Compton College Compton Associate's degree — not published 23
Contra Costa College San Pablo Undergraduate certificate — not published 41
Contra Costa College San Pablo Associate's degree — not published 25
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree Associate's degree — not published 3
Cosumnes River College Sacramento Undergraduate certificate — not published 53
Cosumnes River College Sacramento Associate's degree — not published 45
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa Associate's degree — not published 8
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo Undergraduate certificate — not published 132
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo Associate's degree — not published 60
Cuyamaca College El Cajon Undergraduate certificate — not published 21
Cypress College Cypress Undergraduate certificate — not published 4
Cypress College Cypress Associate's degree — not published —
De Anza College Cupertino Undergraduate certificate — not published 120
De Anza College Cupertino Associate's degree — not published 72
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill Undergraduate certificate — not published 139
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill Associate's degree — not published 34
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park Undergraduate certificate — not published 72
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park Associate's degree — not published 232
El Camino Community College District Torrance Undergraduate certificate — not published 103
Evergreen Valley College San Jose Associate's degree — not published —
Feather River Community College District Quincy Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Feather River Community College District Quincy Associate's degree — not published 1
Folsom Lake College Folsom Undergraduate certificate — not published 69
Folsom Lake College Folsom Associate's degree — not published 23
Foothill College Los Altos Hills Undergraduate certificate — not published 43
Foothill College Los Altos Hills Associate's degree — not published 18
Fresno City College Fresno Undergraduate certificate — not published 131
Fullerton College Fullerton Undergraduate certificate — not published 1
Fullerton College Fullerton Associate's degree — not published 56
Gavilan College Gilroy Undergraduate certificate — not published 6
Gavilan College Gilroy Associate's degree — not published 13
Glendale Community College Glendale Undergraduate certificate — not published 14
Glendale Community College Glendale Associate's degree — not published 20
Grossmont College El Cajon Undergraduate certificate — not published 29
Grossmont College El Cajon Associate's degree — not published 27
Hartnell College Salinas Undergraduate certificate — not published 15
Hartnell College Salinas Associate's degree — not published 31
Imperial Valley College Imperial Undergraduate certificate — not published 41
Imperial Valley College Imperial Associate's degree — not published 25
Irvine Valley College Irvine Undergraduate certificate — not published 117
Irvine Valley College Irvine Associate's degree — not published 17
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe Associate's degree — not published 3
Las Positas College Livermore Undergraduate certificate — not published 17
Las Positas College Livermore Associate's degree — not published 27
Lassen Community College Susanville Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Lassen Community College Susanville Associate's degree — not published 3
Lemoore College Lemoore Undergraduate certificate — not published 273
Lemoore College Lemoore Associate's degree — not published 28
Long Beach City College Long Beach Undergraduate certificate — not published 124
Long Beach City College Long Beach Associate's degree — not published 32
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 79
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 73
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington Undergraduate certificate — not published 12
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington Associate's degree — not published 39
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar Undergraduate certificate — not published 266
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar Associate's degree — not published 66
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills Undergraduate certificate — not published 124
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills Associate's degree — not published 26
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 19
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 34
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Undergraduate certificate — not published 57
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Associate's degree — not published 43
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen Undergraduate certificate — not published 193
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen Associate's degree — not published 110
Los Medanos College Pittsburg Undergraduate certificate — not published 75
Los Medanos College Pittsburg Associate's degree — not published 30
Madera Community College Madera Undergraduate certificate — not published 30
Madera Community College Madera Associate's degree — not published 21
Mendocino College Ukiah Undergraduate certificate — not published 3
Mendocino College Ukiah Associate's degree — not published 24
Merced College Merced Undergraduate certificate — not published 25
Merritt College Oakland Undergraduate certificate — not published 223
MiraCosta College Oceanside Undergraduate certificate — not published 130
MiraCosta College Oceanside Associate's degree — not published 48
Mission College Santa Clara Undergraduate certificate — not published 46
Mission College Santa Clara Associate's degree — not published 32
Modesto Junior College Modesto Undergraduate certificate — not published 166
Modesto Junior College Modesto Associate's degree — not published 115
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey Undergraduate certificate — not published 12
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey Associate's degree — not published 18
Moorpark College Moorpark Undergraduate certificate — not published 112
Moorpark College Moorpark Associate's degree — not published 73
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley Undergraduate certificate — not published 49
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley Associate's degree — not published 21
Mt San Antonio College Walnut Undergraduate certificate — not published 190
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto Undergraduate certificate — not published 94
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto Associate's degree — not published 52
Napa Valley College Napa Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Napa Valley College Napa Associate's degree — not published 12
Norco College Norco Undergraduate certificate — not published 133
Norco College Norco Associate's degree — not published 40
Ohlone College Fremont Undergraduate certificate — not published 8
Ohlone College Fremont Associate's degree — not published 9
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa Undergraduate certificate — not published 31
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa Associate's degree — not published 26
Oxnard College Oxnard Undergraduate certificate — not published 39
Oxnard College Oxnard Associate's degree — not published 33
Palo Verde College Blythe Undergraduate certificate — not published 16
Palo Verde College Blythe Associate's degree — not published 0
Palomar College San Marcos Undergraduate certificate — not published 115
Palomar College San Marcos Associate's degree — not published 30
Pasadena City College Pasadena Undergraduate certificate — not published 41
Pasadena City College Pasadena Associate's degree — not published 65
Porterville College Porterville Undergraduate certificate — not published 80
Porterville College Porterville Associate's degree — not published 64
Reedley College Reedley Undergraduate certificate — not published 62
Reedley College Reedley Associate's degree — not published 48
Rio Hondo College Whittier Undergraduate certificate — not published 74
Rio Hondo College Whittier Associate's degree — not published 144
Riverside City College Riverside Undergraduate certificate — not published 166
Riverside City College Riverside Associate's degree — not published 57
Sacramento City College Sacramento Undergraduate certificate — not published 5
Sacramento City College Sacramento Associate's degree — not published 35
Saddleback College Mission Viejo Undergraduate certificate — not published 140
Saddleback College Mission Viejo Associate's degree — not published 37
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino Undergraduate certificate — not published 35
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino Associate's degree — not published 31
San Diego City College San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published 13
San Diego Mesa College San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published 9
San Diego Mesa College San Diego Associate's degree — not published 21
San Diego Miramar College San Diego Undergraduate certificate — not published 25
San Diego Miramar College San Diego Associate's degree — not published 14
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton Undergraduate certificate — not published 62
San Jose City College San Jose Undergraduate certificate — not published 47
San Jose City College San Jose Associate's degree — not published 22
Santa Ana College Santa Ana Undergraduate certificate — not published 189
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara Undergraduate certificate — not published 17
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara Associate's degree — not published 27
Santa Monica College Santa Monica Undergraduate certificate — not published 345
Santa Monica College Santa Monica Associate's degree — not published 66
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa Undergraduate certificate — not published 97
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa Associate's degree — not published 45
Santiago Canyon College Orange Undergraduate certificate — not published 15
Santiago Canyon College Orange Associate's degree — not published 4
Shasta College Redding Undergraduate certificate — not published 22
Shasta College Redding Associate's degree — not published 34
Sierra College Rocklin Undergraduate certificate — not published 0
Sierra College Rocklin Associate's degree — not published 47
Skyline College San Bruno Undergraduate certificate — not published —
Skyline College San Bruno Associate's degree — not published 35
Solano Community College Fairfield Undergraduate certificate — not published 31
Solano Community College Fairfield Associate's degree — not published 24
Southwestern College Chula Vista Undergraduate certificate — not published 21
Southwestern College Chula Vista Associate's degree — not published 77
Taft College Taft Undergraduate certificate — not published 38
Taft College Taft Associate's degree — not published 50
Ventura College Ventura Undergraduate certificate — not published 16
Ventura College Ventura Associate's degree — not published 39
Victor Valley College Victorville Undergraduate certificate — not published 201
Victor Valley College Victorville Associate's degree — not published 81
West Los Angeles College Culver City Undergraduate certificate — not published 11
West Los Angeles College Culver City Associate's degree — not published 41
West Valley College Saratoga Undergraduate certificate — not published 16
West Valley College Saratoga Associate's degree — not published 19
Woodland Community College Woodland Undergraduate certificate — not published 186
Woodland Community College Woodland Associate's degree — not published 24
Yuba College Marysville Undergraduate certificate — not published 342
Yuba College Marysville Associate's degree — not published 49

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.