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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools
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 large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.
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 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Downey Adult School is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a 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.
With a ranking of #6, Mayfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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.
Concorde Career College - San Bernardino 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 #8 on the list. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Bernardino.
About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.
Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - San Bernardino Report
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education came in at #9 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 Riverside, RCOE SCE is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
Concorde Career College - North Hollywood 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of North Hollywood, Concorde Career College - North Hollywood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 149 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - North Hollywood, 13% are male and 87% are female.
North Seattle College 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 #11 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public school 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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With a ranking of #12, Concorde Career College - Portland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. 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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Concorde Career College - Garden Grove 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 #13 on the list. Concorde Career College - Garden Grove is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.
Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove Report
Nevada Career Institute landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Nevada Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Las Vegas.
Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nevada Career Institute Report
With a ranking of #14, Central Coast College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the 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.
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 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 |
Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Focus Areas
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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