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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 3rd in Florida. In fact, 7,935 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in Florida 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the most popular school in Florida for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Hillsborough Community College Report

#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

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

Of the 239 students majoring in allied health at Valencia College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Medical Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 54 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly 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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#5

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.

About 20% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Allied Health Professions at Indian River State College Report

With a ranking of #6, Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

Women make up 35% of the allied health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 168 students majoring in allied health at Seminole State, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#7

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 132 students majoring in allied health at Palm Beach State College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

HCI College

West Palm Beach, FL

HCI College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of West Palm Beach, HCI College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 37% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#10

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges 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
West Virginia 342
Virginia 1,971
Louisiana 907
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

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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