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

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

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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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Unitek College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Contra Costa Medical Career College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 384 students majoring in medical assisting at Contra Costa Medical Career College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#3

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Downey Adult School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Downey, Downey Adult School is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Out of the 105 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 162 students majoring in medical assisting at SAC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Concorde Career College - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . Concorde Career College - San Diego is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#6

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

Mayfield College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Cathedral City, Mayfield College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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High Desert Medical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 181 students majoring in medical assisting at High Desert Medical College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Concorde Career College - San Bernardino ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Riverside, RCOE SCE is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Concorde Career College - North Hollywood came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of North Hollywood, Concorde Career College - North Hollywood is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - North Hollywood, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#11

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

North Seattle College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in medical assisting at North Seattle, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Concorde Career College - Portland ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 85% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #13, Concorde Career College - Garden Grove did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - Garden Grove is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden Grove.

Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#14

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

Nevada Career Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Nevada Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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#14

Central Coast College

Salinas, CA

Central Coast College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salinas, Central Coast College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA
17 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA
18 Unitek College Hayward, CA
19 Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA
19 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA
21 Fresno City College Fresno, CA

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools 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 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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