Health and Medical Administrative Services programs in California
223 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 100 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,087 at Santa Barbara City College.
What this work pays in California
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in California earn a median of $77,590 a year across 149,230 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Assistants | $49,660 | 117,060 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $54,490 | 115,050 |
| Managers, All Other | $174,560 | 99,580 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $141,480 | 75,090 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $79,570 | 74,490 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | $46,087 (12 grads) | 48 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | $43,426 (18 grads) | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (11 grads) | 57 |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (20 grads) | — |
| Laurus College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,569 (22 grads) | — |
| DeVry University-California Ontario | Associate's degree | $30,604 | $31,711 (920 grads) | 0 |
| Asher College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,305 (60 grads) | 36 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $29,995 (39 grads) | 15 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | $29,685 (50 grads) | 109 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | $29,685 (50 grads) | 84 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (29 grads) | 5 |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $28,212 (15 grads) | 41 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $9,442 | $27,907 (325 grads) | 3 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $9,442 | $27,907 (325 grads) | 475 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Associate's degree | $10,838 | $27,907 (137 grads) | 21 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $9,442 | $27,907 (325 grads) | 11 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro | Undergraduate certificate | $9,442 | $27,907 (325 grads) | 11 |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,442 | $27,907 (325 grads) | 14 |
| Asher College Sacramento | Associate's degree | $14,862 | $27,874 (35 grads) | 52 |
| MTI College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $6,631 | $27,222 (81 grads) | 121 |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,783 (484 grads) | 72 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,783 (484 grads) | 81 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $9,494 | $26,353 (37 grads) | 10 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,091 (179 grads) | 66 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $25,812 (89 grads) | 24 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $8,707 | $25,277 (402 grads) | 23 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | $8,707 | $25,277 (402 grads) | 10 |
| National Career College Panorama City | Undergraduate certificate | $8,340 | $25,194 (37 grads) | 24 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 8 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 3 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $18,844 | $24,765 (167 grads) | 66 |
| National Career College Panorama City | Associate's degree | — | $24,730 (33 grads) | 16 |
| North-West College-Glendale Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,649 (82 grads) | 3 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,649 (82 grads) | 45 |
| Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim | Associate's degree | $13,014 | $24,576 (158 grads) | 13 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra | Associate's degree | $13,014 | $24,576 (158 grads) | 8 |
| Platt College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $13,014 | $24,576 (158 grads) | 7 |
| Platt College-Riverside Riverside | Associate's degree | $13,014 | $24,576 (158 grads) | 23 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,421 (16 grads) | 24 |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,366 (74 grads) | 19 |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,366 (74 grads) | 40 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,366 (74 grads) | 4 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,366 (74 grads) | 29 |
| Institute of Technology Clovis | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,869 (45 grads) | 60 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,166 (43 grads) | 9 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,166 (43 grads) | 0 |
| North-West College-San Diego San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,166 (43 grads) | 11 |
| Mayfield College Cathedral City | Undergraduate certificate | $9,077 | $22,981 (120 grads) | 33 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 14 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Delano Delano | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 11 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 12 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 9 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 6 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville Porterville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 7 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 8 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 6 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 8 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,858 (206 grads) | 195 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,857 (72 grads) | 4 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 76 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 42 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 49 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 30 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 44 |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 44 |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 38 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,778 (185 grads) | 48 |
| DeVry University-California Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $14,750 | $22,648 (75 grads) | — |
| Summit College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,602 (29 grads) | — |
| PCI College Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,329 (16 grads) | 1 |
| Downey Adult School Downey | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,268 (78 grads) | 42 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | $8,744 | $22,012 (59 grads) | 13 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $8,443 | $21,899 (58 grads) | 23 |
| Clovis Adult Education Clovis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,781 (22 grads) | 12 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,436 (64 grads) | 14 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,417 (93 grads) | 55 |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,417 (93 grads) | 44 |
| UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,417 (93 grads) | 59 |
| Laurus College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | $32,416 | $21,052 (22 grads) | 35 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,482 (176 grads) | 64 |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,482 (176 grads) | 0 |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $8,922 | $20,140 (18 grads) | 13 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (14 grads) | — |
| Sutter County Career Training Center Yuba City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (39 grads) | — |
| CET-Oxnard Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | $5,717 | $19,419 (140 grads) | — |
| CET-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $5,717 | $19,419 (140 grads) | 5 |
| CET-Watsonville Watsonville | Undergraduate certificate | $5,717 | $19,419 (140 grads) | 8 |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced | Undergraduate certificate | $9,236 | $17,420 (83 grads) | 11 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,197 (145 grads) | 15 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Huntington Park | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,197 (145 grads) | 20 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,197 (145 grads) | 2 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 22 |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 13 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 71 |
| Unitek College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | $7,437 | not published | 41 |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| ATA College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| ATA College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| ATI College-Whittier Whitter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Agape College of Business and Science Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| CBD College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| California Healing Arts College Carson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Rancho Mirage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Fremont University Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Fremont University Cerritos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 83 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Integrity College of Health Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| La Sierra University Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc Temple City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 63 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| University of Redlands Redlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| William Jessup University Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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 and Medical Administrative Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.