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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$5,338 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 933 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our analysis found Tunxis Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Tunxis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tunxis Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Community College are $4,740 a year.

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

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Gateway Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,700 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Connecticut.

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Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,740 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Naugatuck Valley Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. NCCC is a small public school located in the town of Winsted.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCCC are $4,772 per year.

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#6

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Charter Oak State College are $8,254 a year.

Charter Oak State College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #3.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Charter Oak State College Report

Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 875
Maine 300
Rhode Island 236
New Hampshire 47
Vermont 39

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 6 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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