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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You
With 83,587 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,830 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Lamar, LCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $6,720 per year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.
University of Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $27,606 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Providence not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aims Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Aims Community College are $10,850 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,776 a year.
FRCC also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Salt Lake 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 large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake Community College are $13,701 a year.
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Pikes Peak 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 #7 on the list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,714 per year.
PPCC also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, Dixie State University 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 small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dixie State College are $17,642 a year.
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Idaho State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISU are $25,936 a year.
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Milan Institute-Nampa 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. Milan Institute-Nampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
Request InformationBest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,413 |
| Utah | 1,118 |
| Idaho | 351 |
| Montana | 130 |
| Wyoming | 62 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors for Medical Assisting
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
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
| 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 18 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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