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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

48 Colleges
$10,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,512 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Central Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,965 in tuition and fees each year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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 Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lakeshore Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,326 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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James A Rhodes State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

Rhodes State College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,742 in tuition and fees each year.

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Elgin Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,516 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakton Community College are $12,462 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Oakton Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community 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 #10 on the list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

Waubonsee undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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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