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2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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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.

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.

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 to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the United States 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.

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

Our analysis found Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to be the most popular school for health aids/attendants/orderlies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. WSU Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

Of the 158 students majoring in health aids at WSU Tech, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the city of Topeka.

Women make up 95% of the health aids majors at the school.

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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 Basic Certificate 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the health aids majors at the school.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the health aids majors at the school.

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#6

Quest College

San Antonio, TX

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

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With a ranking of #7, InterAmerican Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. ITI is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

Of the 42 students majoring in health aids at ITI, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

About 88% of the students majoring in health aids at the school are women while 12% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, New Professions Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Miami, New Professions Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 96% of the health aids majors at the school.

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Salina Area Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Salina, Salina Tech is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in health aids at Salina Tech, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#11

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

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

Of the 60 students majoring in health aids at Hutchinson Community College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#12

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

With a ranking of #12, Washtenaw Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the health aids majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #13, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the health aids majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Aids & Attendants students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee, OK
15 Brewster Technical College Tampa, FL
16 Highland Community College Highland, KS
16 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies by Region

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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 25 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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