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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 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'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.

The Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

First Institute of Travel, Inc

Crystal Lake, IL

Our analysis found First Institute of Travel, Inc to be the best school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Crystal Lake.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

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With a ranking of #8, Apollo Career Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Apollo JVS is a fairly small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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William Rainey Harper 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Elgin Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,947
Indiana 2,822
Wisconsin 1,293
Ohio 2,876
Illinois 2,871

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 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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