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2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

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 city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly 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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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Washtenaw Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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 large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a 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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#4

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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#5

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Rend Lake College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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 colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 51
Indiana 118
Wisconsin 0
Ohio 10
Illinois 23

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.

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