Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Central Coast College

Salinas, CA · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 138 graduates a year

$33,709
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$42,141
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$34,272
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#56 of 637
Rank by pay
#164 of 637
Rank, wage-adjusted
$7,280
Median federal debt

Central Coast College graduates in allied health and medical assisting services earn 23% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Central Coast College Compares for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

All 637 colleges reporting allied health and medical assisting services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1College of Lake County Grayslake, IL$74,003$72,707#1—
2North Seattle College Seattle, WA$66,825$61,465#3$48,502
3William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL$64,750$63,616#2$36,111
4Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT$63,356$57,041#5—
5Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$59,739$61,383#4—
6Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT$54,653$56,133#6—
7Bristol Community College Fall River, MA$54,385$47,892#14—
8Bay Area Medical Academy San Francisco, CA$54,049$49,181#11$38,505
9Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord, CA$53,396$48,587#13—
10Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN$53,003$50,629#8—
…
53Hunter Business School Levittown, NY$42,265$40,228#99$32,814
54Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI$42,234$43,947#30$33,981
55Houston Community College Houston, TX$42,204$42,909#44$35,469
56Central Coast College Salinas, CA$42,141$38,346#164$33,709
57Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA$42,089$38,298#167—
58Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI$42,073$43,779#31$34,984
59Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$42,042$38,255#171$32,311

Other Majors at Central Coast College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$53,481—#17 of 101
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$45,573$34,301#11 of 104
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$44,414$27,112#6 of 51
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$39,856—#10 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Central Coast College allied health and medical assisting services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,709 one year after graduating and $42,141 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Central Coast College rank for allied health and medical assisting services?

Among 637 colleges reporting earnings for allied health and medical assisting services graduates, Central Coast College ranks #56 by median pay four years after graduation, and #164 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is allied health and medical assisting services at Central Coast College worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for allied health and medical assisting services ($34,272), and the median federal debt at graduation is $7,280.

← All data for Central Coast College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.