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Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was the most popular one in Washington. In total, 2,701 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Washington.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Washington Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

#1

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named North Seattle College the best school in Washington for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Centralia College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tacoma Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Skagit Valley College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Washington. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Mount Vernon.

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Columbia Basin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Pasco.

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#7

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the city of Walla Walla.

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Bellingham Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 12,401
Oregon 882
Nevada 1,323
Alaska 191
Hawaii 209

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

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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