I live in San Bernardino California and I will be graudating high school next year and I'm interested in a career as a Physician Assistant. I currently take both high school and college classes at San Bernardino Valley College and I was planning to transfer to UCLA or UCR. However I have been looking at programs, for PA and I found a couple at UCLA, UCR, and even Riverside Community College. They all take the same courses and do the same thing except UCLA and UCR are much more expensive then RCC and offer BA and MA's. RCC only offers the AA and the certificate. Is that still good. I mean it's cheaper and it's the same time and closer to home. I have no idea what I should do. Can I still work as a PA with only an AA in Physician Assistant? What would you do in this situatation?
2007-05-08 08:18:52 · 2 answers · asked by UCLA kid, Go BRUINS!!! 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
In most states (if not all), PAs are required to have a graduate degree. I suspect that these programs that you mention are actually Pre-PA programs that help prepare you to get into a graduate school program.
The link below lists all ten accredited PA programs in California. Most are in medical schools and none are in community colleges.
2007-05-08 09:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I found this website I hope that it helps you find a college for Physician Assistance in California.
http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/find/results.php?searchterm=schools+for+physician+assistant&src=trl_ahs
2007-05-08 09:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Carrie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋