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

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 933 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Connecticut 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.

Our analysis found Housatonic Community College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

Of the 35 students majoring in medical assisting at Housatonic Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public 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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Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Institute of Healthcare & Technology is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. AIHT Education is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stratford.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northwestern Connecticut Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Connecticut. NCCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Winsted.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

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Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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Quinebaug Valley Community 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 #7 on the list. QVCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Danielson.

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Asnuntuck Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. ACC is a small public school located in the suburb of Enfield.

About 50% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 875
Maine 300
Rhode Island 236
New Hampshire 47
Vermont 39

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 10 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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