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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 199 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Our analysis found Victor Valley College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Victor Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Victorville.

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#2

National University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 199 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast Ultrasound Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, West Coast Ultrasound Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.

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#5

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

The excellent programs at College of Southern Nevada helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

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Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

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#10

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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#11

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, CA

Crafton Hills College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the rural area of Yucaipa, CHC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#12

CBD College

Los Angeles, CA

CBD College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Community Based Education and Development is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#13

High Desert Medical College

Lancaster, CA

High Desert Medical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

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#14

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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#15

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Oxnard College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #15 on the list. Oxnard College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Oxnard.

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#16

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cuesta College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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With a ranking of #17, Associated Technical College-Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Associated Technical College-Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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#19

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

With a ranking of #19, Western Nevada College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. WNC is a small public school located in the small city of Carson City.

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American Career College - Ontario landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. American Career College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ontario.

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#21

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#22

Platt College - Ontario

Ontario, CA

Platt College - Ontario came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ontario, Platt College - Ontario is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

College of the Sequoias did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #23 on the list. College of the Sequoias is a large public school located in the city of Visalia.

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#24

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Bellevue, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Platt College - Los Angeles ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Platt College - Los Angeles is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Alhambra.

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#26

Moreno Valley College

Moreno Valley, CA
#28

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
30 Platt College - Anaheim Anaheim, CA
30 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
32 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
33 Platt College - Riverside Riverside, CA
33 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
35 Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
36 Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
37 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
38 Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA
39 Skyline College San Bruno, CA

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 678
California 7,928
Oregon 603
Nevada 899
Alaska 42
Hawaii 48

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 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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