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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$5,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is the most popular major in Alabama with 1,671 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Alabama 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama

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 Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus the best value school in Alabama for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSCC - Birmingham Campus are $4,920 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Coastal Alabama Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Alabama. Coastal Alabama Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Bay Minette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,920 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wallace Community College, Dothan is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the small city of Dothan.

Wallace, Dothan undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wallace, Dothan did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chattahoochee Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the rural area of Phenix City, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

CVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lurleen B Wallace Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Andalusia, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College are $4,920 a year.

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list.

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Gadsden State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSCC are $5,312 per year.

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Northeast Alabama Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the rural area of Rainsville, Northeast is a public college with a small student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Bevill State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Jasper, Bevill State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Bevill State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bevill State Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in Alabama.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Union State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Union State Community College are $4,920 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Jefferson State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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
Kentucky 1,122
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 15 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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