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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$15,378 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 84,492 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found Pickens Technical College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Pickens Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Aurora.

Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,830 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. LCC is a small public school located in the town of Lamar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $6,592 a year.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

University of Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $26,662 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Providence also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#4

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Aims Community College are $10,418 a year.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,454 per year.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College 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 #6 on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year.

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#7

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PPCC are $15,403 a year.

PPCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#8

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dixie State College are $16,986 a year.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #9, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.

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Emily Griffith Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 157
Idaho 185
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

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 18 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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