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2024 Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
702 Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in medical office assistant/specialist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #503 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 702 degrees in medical office assistant/specialist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical Office Assistant/Specialist School

Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of medical office assistant/specialist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Medical Office Assistant/Specialist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

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 Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Medical Office Assistant/Specialist in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical office assistant/specialist degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

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Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medical office assistant/specialist. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #406 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great college overall.

There were about 23 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia in the most recent data year.

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Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Every student who is interested in medical office assistant/specialist needs to check out Peninsula College. Peninsula College is a small public college located in the remote town of Port Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #2131 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Peninsula College is a great college overall.

There were about 3 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at Peninsula College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Any student pursuing a degree in medical office assistant/specialist has to take a look at San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula. is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Temecula.More information about a degree in medical office assistant/specialist from San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield is a great choice for students interested in a degree in medical office assistant/specialist. Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield is a private for-profit college located in the large city of Bakersfield.

There were roughly 11 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield in the most recent data year.

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Any student pursuing a degree in medical office assistant/specialist needs to check out San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario. is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Ontario.More information about a degree in medical office assistant/specialist from San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario

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Any student pursuing a degree in medical office assistant/specialist has to check out San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield. Located in the city of Bakersfield, is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in medical office assistant/specialist from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

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is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Fresno.More information about a degree in medical office assistant/specialist from San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno

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is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Salida.More information about a degree in medical office assistant/specialist from San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Platt College - Riverside is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the city of Riverside. This college ranks 163rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 21 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at Platt College - Riverside in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
48.1% Growth in Graduates

Platt College - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Alhambra.

There were approximately 27 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at Platt College - Los Angeles in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Colleges by State

Explore the best medical office assistant/specialist schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 77
Washington 831 3

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Medical Office Assistant/Specialist is one of 23 different types of Health & Medical Administrative Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 2,539
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 1,572
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 1,191
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 1,083
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 653
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 344
Health Information Management 266
Medical Office Management/Administration 190
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 146
Medical Reception/Receptionist 146

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