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2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 140 students majoring in health aids at Ivy Tech Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 43 students majoring in health aids at Washtenaw Community College, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Moraine Valley Community College is a great place for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in health aids at the school are women while 20% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.
Of the 5 students majoring in health aids at Oakton Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a great place for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Jefferson, Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a public school with a small student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rend Lake College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.
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Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Colleges by State
Explore the best health aids/attendants/orderlies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 51 |
| Indiana | 118 |
| Wisconsin | 0 |
| Ohio | 10 |
| Illinois | 23 |
Majors Related to Health Aids
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 |
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 6 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.