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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

In 2020-2021, 84,492 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found CCI Training Center, Arlington to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, CCI Training Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Technology Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Autry Technology Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Autry Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Enid.

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#4

Pioneer Technology Center

Ponca City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pioneer Technology Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pioneer Technology Center is a small public school located in the remote town of Ponca City.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, CyberTex Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, CyberTex Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. KTC McAlester is a small public school located in the town of McAlester.

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#7

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lamson Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#8

Allen School - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Allen School - Phoenix landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Allen School - Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#10

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

With a ranking of #10, Northeast Texas Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,416
Arizona 373
Oklahoma 289
New Mexico 177

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 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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