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

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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 Alabama. With 1,021 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama 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 2023 rankings named Northeast Alabama Community College the most popular school in Alabama for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Union State Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wadley.

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Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Drake State is a small public school located in the city of Huntsville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest-Shoals Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

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Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace Community College, Dothan landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Phenix City.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.

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With a ranking of #8, Remington College - Mobile Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

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With a ranking of #8, H Councill Trenholm State Community 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 medium-sized city of Montgomery, Trenholm State is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, AL

Central Alabama Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Central Alabama Community College is a small public school located in the town of Alexander City.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Kentucky 1,120
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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