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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 88 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 50% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Columbus State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 112 students majoring in allied health at Columbus State, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

About 61% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#4

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at College of DuPage helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 88 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in allied health at Gateway Technical College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 45% of the allied health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

Women make up 38% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in allied health at FVTC, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#10

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.

Women make up 50% of the allied health majors at the school.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 72% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Northcentral Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Lansing Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. LCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

About 55% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
15 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
16 Four County Career Center Archbold, OH
17 Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,443
Indiana 963
Wisconsin 2,297
Ohio 3,031
Illinois 2,281

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 25 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).

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