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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 5th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,726 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Institute of Technology Inc. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Erie Institute of Technology Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Erie.

About 75% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pennsylvania Highlands is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical assisting at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Community College of Beaver County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. CCBC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Monaca.

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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,605
New Jersey 1,749
Maryland 676
Delaware 183
District of Columbia 67

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

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 7 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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