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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$8,291 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Plains States 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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 Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.

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#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $10,727 a year.

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Washburn Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the city of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washburn Tech are $8,640 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Washburn Institute of Technology Report

With a ranking of #6, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LATI also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Inver Hills Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. IHCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IHCC are $6,007 a year.

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#9

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Community College are $6,360 per year.

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North Iowa Area 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Iowa Area Community College are $8,884 a year.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
Iowa 840
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

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

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 24 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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