2025 Best Small Business Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California

an associate degree in small business administration/management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #206 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Small Business Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 233 associate degrees in small business administration/management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Small Business Administration/Management School for Your Associate Degree

The small business administration/management associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality small business administration/management program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to small business administration/management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other small business administration/management students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized small business administration/management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for small business administration/management students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Small Business Administration/Management Schools

The small business administration/management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Small Business Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Small Business Administration/Management in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in small business administration/management.

Top California Schools for an Associate in Small Business Administration/Management

1

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat College of the Canyons if you want to pursue an associate degree in small business administration/management. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in small business administration/management from College of the Canyons

2

Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Mt. San Antonio College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in small business administration/management. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Walnut.More information about a associate in small business administration/management from Mt. San Antonio College

3

American River College
Sacramento, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in small business administration/management needs to look into American River College. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in small business administration/management from American River College

Best Small Business Administration/Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Small Business Administration/Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	288	2
Oregon	260	1
Nevada	185	0

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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