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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$4,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 593 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions

Our analysis found Bossier Parish Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year.

Bossier Parish Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fletcher Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fletcher Technical Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in Louisiana.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northshore Technical Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $4,203 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delgado Community College are $4,079 a year.

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Louisiana Delta Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LDCC are $4,159 per year.

LDCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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Healthcare Training Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Healthcare Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenner.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

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

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 7 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).

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