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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$6,428 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Plains States 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the Plains States Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

Hutchinson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,530 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Plains States Region . Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $6,105 a year.

Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Neosho County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $4,608 per year.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $6,107 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Lake Area Technical Institute 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 town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Cloud County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cloud County Community College are $3,570 per year.

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#9

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

Garden City Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Garden City.

Garden City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,110 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine 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 midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $10,727 per 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 945
Missouri 862
Minnesota 1,014
South Dakota 123
Iowa 477
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 208

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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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