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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

54 Colleges
$7,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $3,224 per year.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,896 per year.

Panola College 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 Southwest Region list.

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#3

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Pinal County Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#4

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at College of the Mainland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COM are $3,873 a year.

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#5

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Texas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTCC are $6,449 per year.

NTCC also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Houston 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 city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,882 a year.

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Cochise County Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cochise College are $6,000 per year.

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El Paso Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,214
Texas 9,187
Oklahoma 1,297
New Mexico 657

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 25 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).

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