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

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,122 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Kentucky to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our analysis found Madisonville Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 28 students majoring in allied health at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gateway Community and Technical College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

Of the 36 students majoring in allied health at Gateway, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

Women make up 63% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in allied health at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

Of the 23 students majoring in allied health at Owensboro Community and Technical College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in allied health at SKYCTC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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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
Florida 7,935
Louisiana 907
West Virginia 342
Virginia 1,971
Alabama 1,671
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

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

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 15 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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