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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,670 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Suncoast Technical College the best school in Florida for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, AdventHealth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at American Medical Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend First Coast Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine, First Coast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lake Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Eustis.

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Florida SouthWestern State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

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#8

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.

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William T McFatter Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davie, William T McFatter Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Marion Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Ocala, MTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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