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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
2023 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 1,824 students majoring in medical assisting at Ivy Tech Community College, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.
Of the 171 students majoring in medical assisting at College of Lake County, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 147 students majoring in medical assisting at Malcolm X College, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 80% are male.
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First Institute of Travel, Inc ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Crystal Lake.
Of the 106 students majoring in medical assisting at First Institute of Travel, Inc., 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Midwestern Career College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Midwestern Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 96 students majoring in medical assisting at Midwestern Career College, 4% are male and 96% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Waubonsee is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.
Of the 82 students majoring in medical assisting at Waubonsee, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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Apollo Career Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Apollo JVS is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.
About 47% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 53% are male.
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Parkland College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 85 students majoring in medical assisting at Parkland College, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Services students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Heartland Community College | Normal, IL |
| 12 | Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL |
| 13 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL |
Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,947 |
| Indiana | 2,822 |
| Wisconsin | 1,293 |
| Ohio | 2,876 |
| Illinois | 2,871 |
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
Most Popular Majors Related 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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