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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$4,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 907 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Bossier Parish Community College the best value school in Louisiana for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,283 a year.

Bossier Parish Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Louisiana. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

South Louisiana Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Fletcher Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Louisiana. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year.

Fletcher Technical Community 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 Louisiana list.

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Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 a year.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,679 per year.

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Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.

LDCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,159 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

LDCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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Healthcare Training Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Kenner, Healthcare Training Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Virginia 1,971
West Virginia 342
Tennessee 2,444
Alabama 1,671
Kentucky 1,122
Mississippi 564

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

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 7 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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