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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 36,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chattahoochee Technical College the best school in the Southeast Region for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences & services schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

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#3

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spalding University is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Southeastern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Vidalia, Southeastern Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Dyersburg State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. DSCC is a small public school located in the town of Dyersburg.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,261
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 1,299
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,124
West Virginia 74
Louisiana 205
Virginia 226
Alabama 216
Kentucky 364
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 325

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences & services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

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
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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