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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$4,759 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 5th in Colorado. In fact, 1,830 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Colorado to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Colorado. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Red Rocks Community College are $4,471 a year.

Red Rocks Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aims Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Aims Community College are $2,954 a year.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PPCC are $4,065 a year.

PPCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list.

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#4

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morgan Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Fort Morgan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan Community College are $3,930 per year.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 14 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $4,126 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FRCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for allied health in Colorado.

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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Aurora did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCA are $4,030 per year.

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#7

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mountain College are $4,980 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado Mountain College is ranked #5 for overall quality for allied health in Colorado.

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Trinidad State Junior 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 #8 on the list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinidad State Junior College are $5,240 a year.

Trinidad State Junior College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list.

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Lamar Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the remote town of Lamar, LCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,216 a year.

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Pueblo Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pueblo Community College are $4,626 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 788
Idaho 505
Montana 116
Wyoming 73

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

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.

  • 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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