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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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

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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 6th in Iowa. In fact, 477 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Mercy College of Health Sciences the most popular school in Iowa for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Iowa Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

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#2

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Iowa Western Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 945
Missouri 862
Minnesota 1,014
South Dakota 123
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 208

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 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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