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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 390 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top Connecticut Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Tunxis Community College the best school in Connecticut for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

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#2

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter Oak State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the fringe town of Winsted, NCCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 202
New Hampshire 39
Maine 118
Vermont 14
Rhode Island 96

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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