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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 105 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Unitek College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 448 students majoring in medical assisting at Unitek College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 105 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Contra Costa Medical Career College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#3

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

Out of the 105 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Downey Adult School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Downey Adult School is a small public school located in the suburb of Downey.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in medical assisting at SAC, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 105 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 150 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - San Diego, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#6

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

With a ranking of #6, Mayfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Cathedral City, Mayfield College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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High Desert Medical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 144 students majoring in medical assisting at High Desert Medical College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Concorde Career College - San Bernardino came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indio, RCOE SCE is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 135 students majoring in medical assisting at RCOE SCE, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Concorde Career College - North Hollywood came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of North Hollywood, Concorde Career College - North Hollywood is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#11

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

North Seattle College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 119 students majoring in medical assisting at North Seattle, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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With a ranking of #12, Concorde Career College - Portland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Concorde Career College - Garden Grove did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Concorde Career College - Garden Grove is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden Grove.

Of the 94 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#14

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

Nevada Career Institute came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Nevada Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Of the 93 students majoring in medical assisting at Nevada Career Institute, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#14

Central Coast College

Salinas, CA

Central Coast College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salinas, Central Coast College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in medical assisting at Central Coast College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Services students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA
17 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA
18 Unitek College Hayward, CA
19 Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA
19 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA
21 Fresno City College Fresno, CA

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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 25 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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