Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies programs in California
15 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Nursing Assistants in California earn a median of $47,630 a year across 110,060 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $49,130 | 23,590 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $38,330 | 7,330 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $47,500 | 3,760 |
| Occupational Therapy Aides | $43,480 | 330 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Angeles Institute ARTESIA | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Rancho Mirage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
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 Aides/Attendants/Orderlies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.