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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$4,577 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky 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. 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 Kentucky

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

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Madisonville Community College the best value school in Kentucky for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Madisonville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Madisonville Community College also made our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #3.

Full Allied Health Professions at Madisonville Community College Report

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,640 per year.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

Full Allied Health Professions at Bluegrass Community and Technical College Report

Out of the 14 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,640 a year.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Jefferson Community and Technical College Report

The excellent basic certificate programs at Gateway Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Kentucky. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway are $4,640 per year.

Gateway not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Gateway Community and Technical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great value 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 moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at West Kentucky Community and Technical College Report

Hazard Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hazard Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year.

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Somerset 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 remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Somerset Community College Report

#9

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

With a ranking of #9, Hopkinsville 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 town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,560 a year.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Big Sandy Community and Technical College Report

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
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.

  • 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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