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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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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 ranked 8th in Kentucky. In fact, 1,120 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the best school in Kentucky for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

The excellent basic certificate programs at Sullivan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Kentucky. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Somerset Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Owensboro Community and Technical 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 #7 on the list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

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Henderson Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Henderson Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
Louisiana 2,022
West Virginia 810
Virginia 1,147
Alabama 1,021
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health & medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 14 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).

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