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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$4,691 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 307 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Chattahoochee Valley Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Alabama. CVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Phenix City.

CVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Wallace Community College, Dothan helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public college with a small student population.

Wallace, Dothan undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northeast Alabama Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Alabama. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $4,860 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Alabama. Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,860 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Union State Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wadley.

Southern Union State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NW-SCC are $4,831 a year.

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Remington College - Mobile Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Mobile Campus are $17,773 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

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 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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