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

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest 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.

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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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at GateWay Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 44% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 114 students majoring in allied health at Pima County Community College District, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 26% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tulsa Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 142 students majoring in allied health at Tulsa Tech, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

With a ranking of #6, South Texas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the city of McAllen.

Of the 108 students majoring in allied health at South Texas College, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#7

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Galveston College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Collin County Community College District landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#10

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 65% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 26% of the allied health majors at the school.

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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 Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Yavapai College Prescott, AZ
14 San Juan College Farmington, NM

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,843
Texas 5,249
Oklahoma 987
New Mexico 750

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 26 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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