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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

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 analysis found Elgin Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Illinois. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $7,140 per year.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent basic certificate programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Illinois. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Lake County are $9,842 per year.

College of Lake County also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lake Land College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Land College are $8,104 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at William Rainey Harper College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Harper College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Malcolm X College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each 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

Waubonsee Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. 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 city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LLCC are $6,840 a year.

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#9

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central 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 suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $9,316 per year.

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#10

Kishwaukee College

Malta, IL

Kishwaukee College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Kishwaukee College is a small public school located in the rural area of Malta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kishwaukee College are $9,390 per 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 Colleges 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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