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2023 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

General Sales & Marketing is the #21 most popular major in California with 240 degrees and certificates awarded in <nil>.

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for sales & marketing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cerritos College the best school in California for general sales & marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of the Canyons is a great place for general sales & marketing students working on their associate degree. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Clarita.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

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#4

American River College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the # 4 spot on the list. American River is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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#5

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Riverside City College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California list. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

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#7

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

With a ranking of #8, El Camino College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general sales & marketing students working on their associate degree. El Camino College is a large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.

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#9

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general sales & marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA

Glendale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general sales & marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 8
Nevada 12

General Sales & Marketing is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Sales & Marketing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 3,252
Professional Sales 1,039
Retailing and Retail Operations 930
Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations 187
Merchandising and Buying Operations 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis.

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