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2023 Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health aids/attendants/orderlies was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 1,818 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for health aids students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the health aids basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cochise County Community College District the best value school in the Southwest Region for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cochise College are $6,000 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFCC are $4,995 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Arizona College are $9,192 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,978 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Gordon Cooper Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Shawnee, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regional Center for Border Health. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Regional Center for Border Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Somerton.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Moore Norman Technology Center is a great value for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Norman, MNTC is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Health School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Health School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tulsa Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the Southwest Region . Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quest College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Quest College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Colleges by State
Explore the best health aids/attendants/orderlies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 40 |
| Texas | 93 |
| Oklahoma | 174 |
| New Mexico | 29 |
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Related Majors for Health Aids
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health aids/attendants/orderlies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Aids Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Home Health Aide/Home Attendant | 700 |
| Medication Aide | 694 |
| Health Aide | 231 |
| Rehabilitation Aide | 157 |
| Physical Therapy Technician/Aide | 26 |
| Other Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies | 10 |
Majors Similar to Health Aids
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
| Allied Health Professions | 83,905 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 83,587 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 36,762 |
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.