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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 840 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Iowa 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 analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Women make up 49% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Iowa Area Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Mason City.

About 55% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Eastern Iowa Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Iowa. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

About 46% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 54% are male.

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Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeastern Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

About 48% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood 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 city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the allied health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

Women make up 33% of the allied health majors at the school.

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St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

St Luke’s College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. St Luke's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

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 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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