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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Mountainland Technical College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lehi.

Women make up 55% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - Aurora is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - Aurora is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#3

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Davis Technical 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 the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public college with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#4

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 83% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bridgerland Technical College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the small city of Logan.

Women make up 39% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Emily Griffith Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 51 students majoring in medical assisting at Emily Griffith, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#7

LDS Business College

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #7, LDS Business 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 city of Salt Lake City, LDS Business College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims 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 #8 on the list. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Pickens Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Pickens Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Aurora.

Of the 39 students majoring in medical assisting at Pickens Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie Tech is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Saint George.

Women make up 69% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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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 21 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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