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400 R Street, Suite 330
Sacramento, CA 95811-6213
Phone: (916) 326-3700
Fax: (916) 322-2588
Healthcare Workforce Development Division
Health Education Training Programs in California
The health occupations training programs listed below lead to degrees, certification and/or licensure in California. Customers have the opportunity to view maps which identify the location(s) of higher educational institutions that provide related education/training programs throughout California. The HWDD will update this information annually in October.
For more information on these health occupations and/or training programs, please contact the HCTP staff at (916) 326-3700.
Data source: State of California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2006.
Maps of Colleges and Universities that offer education/training programs for direct patient care health occupations in California.
- Athletic Trainer
- Audiologist/Speech Language Pathologist
- Cardiovascular Tech
- Chiropractor
- Clinical-Medical Lab Tech/ Assistant
- Clinical-Medical Lab Tech/ Assistant-LA
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Hygienist
- Dental Lab Tech
- Dentist (DDS-DMD)
- Dietitian
- Emergency Medical Tech/ Paramedic
- Gerontological Counselor
- Home Health Aide
- Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Assistant - Los Angeles
- Medical Assistant - San Francisco
- Mental Health Counselor
- Nuclear Medicine Tech
- Nurse Assistant-Aide
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nutritionist
- Occupational Therapist Assistant
- Occupational Therapist
- Optician-Opthalmic, Dispensing
- Optometrist (OD)
- Orthotist-Prosthetist
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Tech-Assistant
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Physical Therapist
- Physician Assistant
- Physician-Surgeon (MD-OD)
- Podiatrist
- Psychiatric Tech
- Psychologist (Clinical)
- Psychologist (General)
- Psychologist (General) - Los Angeles
- Psychologist (General) - San Diego
- Psychologist (General) - San Francisco
- Public Health Nurse
- Radiation Therapist
- Radiographer
- Recreational Therapist
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse-LA
- Registered Nurse-SF
- Rehabilitation Counselor
- Respiratory Therapist
- Social-Human Service Assistant
- Social Worker (General)
- Social Worker (Medical-Clinical)
- Sonographer-Ultasound Tech
- Substance Abuse-Behavioral Disorder Counselor
- Surgical Tech

