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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$4,578 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 8th in Kentucky. In fact, 1,120 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.


 

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

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 Bluegrass Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Somerset 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 Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $4,560 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,640 a year.

Jefferson Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway are $4,640 per year.

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

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#5

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madisonville Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madisonville Community College are $4,560 a year.

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

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Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Owensboro Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year.

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Henderson 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. Henderson Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

Henderson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,560 a year.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast are $4,560 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
Louisiana 2,022
West Virginia 810
Virginia 1,147
Alabama 1,021
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

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

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 14 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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