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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$4,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 7th in Colorado. In fact, 1,413 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Our analysis found Aims Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Colorado. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $2,954 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pickens Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Pickens Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Aurora.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $4,930 per year.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #3 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. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

FRCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, PPCC is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in Colorado.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lamar Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Colorado. LCC is a small public school located in the town of Lamar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,216 a year.

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Technical College of the Rockies 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 #6 on the list. Technical College of the Rockies is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Delta.

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Concorde Career College - Aurora 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 #6 on the list. Concorde Career College - Aurora is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

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Emily Griffith Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 1,118
Idaho 351
Montana 130
Wyoming 62

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

Majors Similar 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 8 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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