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2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools

119 Colleges
$19,827 Avg Salary
$6,497 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies School for You

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies is the #33 most popular major in the country with 1,818 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies program at each school on the list.


 

Check out the health aids programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology the most popular school in the United States for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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The excellent programs at Washburn Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the United States. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools list. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 119 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Quest College

San Antonio, TX

Quest College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Quest College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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InterAmerican Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. It came in at #7 on the list. ITI is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

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New Professions Technical Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Miami, New Professions Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Salina Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Located in the remote town of Salina, Salina Tech is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#11

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#12

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

Washtenaw Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Tulsa Technology Center came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Gordon Cooper Technology Center ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools list. Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Shawnee.

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Brewster Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Tampa, Brewster Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#16

Highland Community College

Highland, KS

With a ranking of #16, Highland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. NLTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 North Central Kansas Technical College Beloit, KS
18 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
20 Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS
20 Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
22 Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
23 Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies by Region

View the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Aids Concentrations

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

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 26 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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