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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

With 83,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health professions is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Women make up 36% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Women make up 53% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. PPCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

Of the 133 students majoring in allied health at PPCC, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Mountain College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

Women make up 41% of the allied health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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

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Southwest Technical College

Cedar City, UT

Southwest Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southwest Tech is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 39% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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

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#8

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in allied health at Aims Community College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the small city of Saint George.

About 49% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 51% are male.

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College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

About 72% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,830
Utah 788
Idaho 505
Montana 116
Wyoming 73

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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