Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions programs in California
222 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 74 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $113,107 at Foothill College.
What this work pays in California
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in California earn a median of $60,390 a year across 26,540 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $46,380 | 21,880 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $121,260 | 20,900 |
| Respiratory Therapists | $104,820 | 18,650 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $165,110 | 17,350 |
| Physician Assistants | $165,650 | 13,600 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $113,107 (29 grads) | 59 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda | Undergraduate certificate | $21,000 | $91,300 (47 grads) | 27 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Associate's degree | — | $89,841 (21 grads) | 24 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | $88,198 (12 grads) | 35 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Associate's degree | — | $83,546 (19 grads) | 30 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | $79,473 (42 grads) | 47 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | $76,460 (16 grads) | 22 |
| Smith Chason College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $25,839 | $76,460 (14 grads) | 11 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles | Associate's degree | $24,750 | $72,022 (39 grads) | 21 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | $71,351 (20 grads) | 53 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | $69,732 (14 grads) | 15 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | $67,101 (19 grads) | 9 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | $65,889 (45 grads) | 58 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | $64,990 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | $63,997 (28 grads) | 61 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | $63,005 (25 grads) | 52 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Associate's degree | — | $60,839 (20 grads) | 25 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | $60,161 (23 grads) | 31 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Associate's degree | $22,250 | $58,719 (418 grads) | 74 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | Associate's degree | $22,250 | $58,719 (418 grads) | 22 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $22,250 | $58,719 (418 grads) | 50 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova | Associate's degree | $22,250 | $58,719 (418 grads) | 91 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Associate's degree | $22,250 | $58,719 (418 grads) | 73 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $22,250 | $58,719 (418 grads) | 54 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (15 grads) | 20 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (14 grads) | 22 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Associate's degree | — | $58,092 (36 grads) | 30 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | $57,920 (87 grads) | 52 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | $56,415 (24 grads) | 23 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | $55,964 (13 grads) | 27 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | $54,661 (22 grads) | 36 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Associate's degree | $26,923 | $54,438 (925 grads) | 56 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | Associate's degree | $26,923 | $54,438 (925 grads) | 21 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda | Associate's degree | $17,858 | $52,107 (15 grads) | 38 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | Associate's degree | $24,375 | $51,440 (101 grads) | 62 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $50,856 (14 grads) | 248 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $48,667 (55 grads) | — |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $48,667 (55 grads) | 44 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | $48,432 (12 grads) | 20 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood | Associate's degree | $21,875 | $47,729 (119 grads) | 74 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks | Associate's degree | $23,979 | $46,087 (116 grads) | 63 |
| Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim | Associate's degree | $19,891 | $43,493 (213 grads) | 53 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra | Associate's degree | $19,891 | $43,493 (213 grads) | 98 |
| Platt College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $19,891 | $43,493 (213 grads) | 110 |
| Platt College-Riverside Riverside | Associate's degree | $19,891 | $43,493 (213 grads) | 66 |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim | Associate's degree | $23,969 | $42,329 (253 grads) | 106 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Associate's degree | $23,969 | $42,329 (253 grads) | 68 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $19,747 | $42,123 (125 grads) | 23 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $25,240 | $41,406 (169 grads) | 139 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino | Associate's degree | $23,555 | $40,473 (88 grads) | 71 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $40,434 (41 grads) | 15 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $40,017 (25 grads) | 163 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $19,170 | $38,289 (32 grads) | 21 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale | Undergraduate certificate | $14,678 | $35,861 (73 grads) | 26 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego | Associate's degree | $19,859 | $35,060 (50 grads) | 26 |
| Smith Chason College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | $22,522 | $34,140 (378 grads) | 357 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (15 grads) | 30 |
| Modern Technology School Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,931 (22 grads) | 82 |
| Career Networks Institute Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | $14,938 | $30,228 (128 grads) | 0 |
| CBD College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | $16,109 | $29,902 (81 grads) | 49 |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | $19,511 | $29,478 (134 grads) | 27 |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $19,511 | $29,478 (134 grads) | 30 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona | Undergraduate certificate | $19,511 | $29,478 (134 grads) | — |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $19,511 | $29,478 (134 grads) | 16 |
| CBD College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | $24,075 | $28,960 (89 grads) | 227 |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,357 (88 grads) | 13 |
| Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | $5,450 | $28,013 (93 grads) | 29 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside | Associate's degree | — | $26,585 (60 grads) | — |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | $21,982 | $26,353 (91 grads) | 83 |
| PCI College Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,774 (53 grads) | 1 |
| Career Care Institute Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $25,691 (44 grads) | 31 |
| ATI College-Whittier Whitter | Undergraduate certificate | $18,381 | $25,194 (94 grads) | 39 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $19,996 | $24,730 (61 grads) | 26 |
| American Medical Sciences Center Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,315 (56 grads) | — |
| California Healing Arts College Carson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | Undergraduate certificate | $19,720 | not published | 20 |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | Associate's degree | $28,100 | not published | 63 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $15,406 | not published | — |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 50 |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood | Associate's degree | $17,489 | not published | 51 |
| PCI College Cerritos | Associate's degree | $17,958 | not published | 41 |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $18,600 | not published | 31 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 88 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| American Medical Sciences Center Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 132 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 155 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Career Networks Institute Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 100 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 47 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 75 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 87 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 96 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 120 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Integrity College of Health Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 155 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| National University San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North-West College-San Diego San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pacific Union College Angwin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 232 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Porterville College Porterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 84 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 614 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 98 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ventura College Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 905 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
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 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.