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Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.


 

Check out the online medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Of the 13 students majoring in medical assisting at UAA, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Alaska Anchorage

#2

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at San Bernardino Valley College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . San Bernardino Valley College is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Of the 21 students majoring in medical assisting at San Bernardino Valley College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Bernardino Valley College Report

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Southwestern Oregon Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwestern Oregon Community College

Explore the most popular online allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,701
California 12,401
Oregon 882
Nevada 1,323
Alaska 191
Hawaii 209

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 3 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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