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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 390 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

Our analysis found Housatonic Community College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tunxis 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 Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

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Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 13 students majoring in medical assisting at MCC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at American Institute of Healthcare & Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Stratford, AIHT Education is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northwestern Connecticut Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Connecticut. Located in the fringe town of Winsted, NCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

With a ranking of #7, Charter Oak State 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 suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public school with a small student population.

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Quinebaug Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Danielson, QVCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Asnuntuck Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Enfield, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 202
New Hampshire 39
Maine 118
Vermont 14
Rhode Island 96

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 10 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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