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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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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 their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 ranking. Our analysis looked at 497 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 79% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#2

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Unitek College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in the United States. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Out of the 497 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Concorde Career College - Memphis is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

About 88% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 12% are male.

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A rank of #5 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. Contra Costa Medical Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Antioch.

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

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Mountainland Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#7

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

Downey Adult School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Downey Adult School is a small public school located in the suburb of Downey.

Of the 150 students majoring in medical assisting at Downey Adult School, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Martinsburg College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Martinsburg, Martinsburg College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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CyberTex Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, CyberTex Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at CyberTex Institute of Technology Report

#10

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 41% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#11

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

With a ranking of #11, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

Women make up 36% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Hutchinson Community College Report

#12

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

With a ranking of #12, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

About 89% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Santa Ana College Report

Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

Of the 157 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#14

South Texas Training Center

San Benito, TX

With a ranking of #14, South Texas Training Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. South Texas Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of San Benito.

About 87% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #15, Concorde Career College - San Diego 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 San Diego, Concorde Career College - San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 171 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - San Diego, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - San Diego

#16

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

With a ranking of #16, Mayfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Mayfield College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cathedral City.

Of the 153 students majoring in medical assisting at Mayfield College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#17

High Desert Medical College

Lancaster, CA

High Desert Medical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, High Desert Medical 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.

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Concorde Career College - Aurora landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - Aurora Report

Concorde Career College - San Bernardino came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - San Bernardino Report

Concorde Career Institute - Tampa ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career Institute - Tampa

Concorde Career College - Southaven came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Concorde Career College - Southaven is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Southaven.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - Southaven

Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. RCOE SCE is a fairly small public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 83 students majoring in medical assisting at RCOE SCE, 2% are male and 98% are female.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Report

#23

Advantage Career Institute

Eatontown, NJ

Advantage Career Institute ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Eatontown, Advantage Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in medical assisting at Advantage Career Institute, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#23

ASI Career Institute

Turnersville, NJ

ASI Career Institute ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Turnersville, ASI Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in medical assisting at ASI Career Institute, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X 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 #25 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 41% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#29

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX
#31

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA
#35

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#35

EduMed Partners

Goodlettsville, TN
#37

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT
#37

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO
#44

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV
#44

Central Coast College

Salinas, CA
#46

Allen School - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ
#49

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 497 different United States allied health & medical assisting services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 First Institute of Travel, Inc Crystal Lake, IL
53 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
54 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
54 Unitek College Hayward, CA
56 Brookline College - Tempe Tempe, AZ
57 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
57 University of Providence Great Falls, MT
57 Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL
60 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA
60 Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA
60 Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT
63 Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX
63 Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA
63 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL
63 Remington College - Shreveport Campus Shreveport, LA
67 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
67 Medical Training College Baton Rouge, LA
69 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
70 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
71 CCI Training Center, Arlington Arlington, TX
71 Apollo Career Center Lima, OH
73 RGV Careers Pharr, TX
73 Parkland College Champaign, IL

Honorable Mentions

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 award.

Rank College Location
75 Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
76 Remington College - Memphis Campus Memphis, TN
77 Heartland Community College Normal, IL
77 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK
79 Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL
79 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
81 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
81 Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville Brownsville, TX
83 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
84 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
84 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY
86 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
87 Meridian Technology Center Stillwater, OK
88 Las Vegas College Las Vegas, NV
88 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
88 Millennium Training Institute Woburn, MA
88 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO
92 American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education Piscataway, NJ
92 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
92 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
92 Milan Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
92 Clovis Community College Clovis, NM
97 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
97 LDS Business College Salt Lake City, UT
97 Access Careers Hempstead, NY

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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 26 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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