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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,122 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our analysis found Madisonville Community College to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

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Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

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With a ranking of #8, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,414
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
Louisiana 907
West Virginia 342
Virginia 1,971
Alabama 1,671
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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).

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