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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

30 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,030 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Laramie County Community College to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at LCCC take out an average of $16,449 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pima Medical Institute - Denver is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. PMI Denver is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Denver.

Medical Assisting majors at PMI Denver take out an average of $27,315 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $101.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - Aurora. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Concorde Career College - Aurora take out while working on their Associate Degree is $33,312.

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#4

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

On average, medical assisting graduates from NIC take out $18,084 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $13,902 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Carrington College, Boise landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Carrington College, Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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AmeriTech College - Draper landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at ISU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,817.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,413
Utah 1,118
Idaho 351
Montana 130
Wyoming 62

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,439
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,406
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 106
Anesthesiologist Assistant 82
Lactation Consultant 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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