Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General programs in California
104 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $60,094 at San Joaquin Delta College.
What this work pays in California
Health Education Specialists in California earn a median of $63,610 a year across 12,520 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health Workers | $58,050 | 9,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | $60,094 (55 grads) | 155 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,689 (130 grads) | — |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Associate's degree | $14,288 | not published | 50 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University Glendora | Associate's degree | $9,530 | not published | 80 |
| Pacific Union College Angwin | Associate's degree | $27,000 | not published | 18 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| California Baptist University Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 208 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 39 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 58 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 111 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 43 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 176 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 48 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 111 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 292 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 116 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 92 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 53 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 294 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 105 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 108 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 70 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 95 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 75 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 96 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 61 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 130 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 67 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 127 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 44 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 229 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 79 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 117 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 345 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 564 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 113 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 157 |
| Taft College Taft | Associate's degree | — | not published | 65 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 48 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.