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

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 907 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Louisiana 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.

Our analysis found Bossier Parish Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

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

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Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 30 students majoring in allied health at Delgado Community College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northshore Technical Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

Women make up 74% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Louisiana Delta Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Louisiana. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.

About 70% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 30% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

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Healthcare Training Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Kenner, Healthcare Training Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, South Louisiana Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

About 33% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#8

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez 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. Nunez Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Chalmette.

Women make up 82% 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
Florida 7,935
Virginia 1,971
West Virginia 342
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

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 8 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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