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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$10,113 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services students earned 2,871 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Illinois 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.

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

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the best value school in Illinois for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakton Community College are $10,446 a year.

Oakton Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.

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#3

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Lake County are $9,842 a year.

College of Lake County not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.

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#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Out of the 19 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $8,104 per year.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,942 per year.

Harper College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.

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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on this year’s best value 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 large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Malcolm X College are $11,520 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Malcolm X College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

With a ranking of #7, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Waubonsee is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

Waubonsee undergraduate students pay an average of $10,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lincoln Land 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 #8 on the list. LLCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #9, Illinois Central 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 large suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Kishwaukee College

Malta, IL

Kishwaukee College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Kishwaukee College is a small public school located in the rural area of Malta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kishwaukee College are $9,390 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 19 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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