How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in California?

The median across 29 California diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $60,191 in the first year after graduating and $77,757 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) Programs in California, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which California diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Mt San Antonio College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,000, with first-year pay of $88,132.

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs are in California?

29 California programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 22 of them also report federal debt.

29 programs report first-year pay
22 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median California diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $60,191 in their first year, $5,622 more than the national median. Foothill College reports the highest first-year pay ($107,048), and Mt San Antonio College the lowest median debt ($9,000).

Median first-year pay$60,191National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$77,757National $59,487

Median federal debt$24,270National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings41%National 34%

All 29 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills · public	$107,048	$139,682	$12,000	11%
2	Canada CollegeRedwood City · public	$106,691	Not reported	$15,000	14%
3	American River CollegeSacramento · public	$100,258	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut · public	$88,132	$91,079	$9,000	10%
5	Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen · public	$80,602	$83,472	Not reported	Not reported
6	Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa · public	$78,601	$69,656	Not reported	Not reported
7	Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsSan Jose · private for-profit	$77,617	Not reported	$24,164	31%
8	Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara · public	$75,024	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda · private nonprofit	$70,571	$77,170	$21,000	30%
10	San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia · private for-profit	$69,391	$82,323	$24,931	36%
11	Concorde Career College-Garden GroveGarden Grove · private for-profit	$69,188	$70,122	$24,375	35%
12	Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa · public	$68,484	$79,182	$11,000	16%
13	Butte CollegeOroville · public	$65,853	$81,627	Not reported	Not reported
14	Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster · public	$64,230	Not reported	$12,729	20%
15	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles · private nonprofit	$60,191	$97,445	$24,750	41%
16	Concorde Career College-San BernardinoSan Bernardino · private for-profit	$60,028	$62,648	$24,375	41%
17	Casa Loma College-Los AngelesSherman Oaks · private nonprofit	$58,306	$64,954	$28,851	49%
18	American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles · private for-profit	$55,379	$56,424	$25,593	46%
19	Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood · private for-profit	$55,067	$72,175	$24,375	44%
20	American Career College-OntarioOntario · private for-profit	$54,410	$60,351	$26,893	49%
21	CBD CollegeLos Angeles · private nonprofit	$52,299	$41,890	$25,134	48%
22	Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego · private for-profit	$50,059	$59,165	$20,000	40%
23	Smith Chason CollegeLos Angeles · private for-profit	$46,174	$51,897	$24,667	53%
24	Modesto Junior CollegeModesto · public	$45,865	$59,725	Not reported	Not reported
25	National Polytechnic CollegeLakewood · private for-profit	$34,613	Not reported	$19,402	56%
26	Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra · private for-profit	$25,713	$62,076	$16,114	63%
27	High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster · private for-profit	$24,036	Not reported	$28,330	118%
28	PCI CollegeCerritos · private for-profit	$23,460	Not reported	$18,485	79%
29	American Medical Sciences CenterGlendale · private for-profit	$21,499	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

7 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every California diagnostic and treatment professions program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the California medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 22 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Foothill College$107,048
Canada College$106,691
American River College$100,258
Mt San Antonio College$88,132
Los Angeles Valley College$80,602

Lowest median debt

Mt San Antonio College$9,000
Orange Coast College$11,000
Foothill College$12,000
Antelope Valley Community College District$12,729
Canada College$15,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$121,260

Median pay in California. 20,900 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $70,210Top 10%: $165,460

Emergency Medical Technicians

$46,380

Median pay in California. 21,880 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $38,740Top 10%: $78,150

Physician Assistants

$165,650

Median pay in California. 13,600 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $99,380Top 10%: $225,190

Respiratory Therapists

$104,820

Median pay in California. 18,650 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $77,010Top 10%: $145,510

Common questions

Foothill College in Los Altos Hills reports the highest median first-year pay, $107,048. Its median federal debt is $12,000.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) programs in California, ranked9 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in California, ranked24 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024