by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Child Care Provider/Assistant is the 124th most popular major in the country with 20,843 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 11,462 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,403 child care provider/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California” ranking looked at 106 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child care provider/assistant. That schools that top this list have a program in child care provider/assistant in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taft College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 38 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Woodland Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Canada College landed the #3 spot on the list. Canada College is a small school located in Redwood City, California that handed out 47 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Porterville College landed the #4 spot on the list. Porterville College is a small public school situated in Porterville, California. It awarded 48 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. Barstow, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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Rio Hondo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Rio Hondo College is a fairly large public school situated in Whittier, California. It awarded 180 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 66 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Valley College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. LAVC is a public institution located in Valley Glen, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 126 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 67 degrees to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Modesto Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. MJC is located in Modesto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.
Yuba College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized school located in Marysville, California that handed out 45 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Compton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. Compton College is located in Compton, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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East Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Monterey Park, California, and it awarded 252 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mendocino College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. Mendocino College is a small school located in Ukiah, California that handed out 22 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Skyline College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Located in San Bruno, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s child care provider/assistant students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Columbia College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Columbia College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 15 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Cuyamaca College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. Cuyamaca College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Cajon, California. It awarded 31 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. Culver City, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Torrance, California, and it awarded 100 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Bernardino Valley College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. San Bernardino Valley College is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees to qualified students.
Full San Bernardino Valley College Child Care Provider/Assistant Report
College of the Sequoias ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 76 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Merced College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 76 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Citrus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. Citrus College is a public institution located in Glendora, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 122 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Mission College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is a public institution located in Sylmar, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mission College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Care Provider/Assistant Major in California ranking. Mission College is a medium-sized public school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 27 associates’s child care provider/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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