2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Centralia College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public school with a small student population.
Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,381 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 49 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Merced Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Merced.
Merced Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,890 in tuition and fees each year.
Merced Community College District not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Out of the 49 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butte College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butte College are $7,816 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Butte College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crafton Hills College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Yucaipa, CHC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CHC are $9,942 per year.
CHC also made our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 49 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuesta College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuesta College are $9,348 per year.
Cuesta College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Umpqua Community 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 #6 on the list. Umpqua Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Roseburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 a year.
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Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SRJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa.
SRJC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,310 in tuition and fees each year.
SRJC also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Allied Health Professions at Santa Rosa Junior College Report
Moorpark College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Moorpark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moorpark College are $8,146 per year.
College of the Sequoias came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the city of Visalia.
College of the Sequoias undergraduate students pay an average of $8,338 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, College of the Sequoias also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWOCC are $6,637 a year.
Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 678 |
California | 7,928 |
Oregon | 603 |
Nevada | 899 |
Alaska | 42 |
Hawaii | 48 |
Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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