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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

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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 West Virginia. With 810 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Our analysis found Martinsburg College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in West Virginia. Martinsburg College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg.

Of the 284 students majoring in medical assisting at Martinsburg College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Putnam Career and Technical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. PCTC is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Eleanor.

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#3

Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Garnet Career Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public school with a student population.

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#4

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bluefield State College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Bluefield, Bluefield State College is a public college with a small student population.

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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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Alabama 1,021
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

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 4 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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