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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Oregon

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

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Oregon 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.

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Oregon.

Our analysis found Concorde Career College - Portland to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - Portland, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Rogue Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Oregon. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Gorge Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the remote town of The Dalles, Columbia Gorge Community College is a public college with a 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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Treasure Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the town of Ontario, Treasure Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in medical assisting at Treasure Valley Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Clatsop Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the rural area of Astoria, Clatsop Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Portland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Oregon Coast Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newport, Oregon Coast Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 13 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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