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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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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 275 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Remington College - Shreveport Campus the most popular school in Louisiana for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.

Of the 75 students majoring in medical assisting at Remington College - Shreveport Campus, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#2

Medical Training College

Baton Rouge, LA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Medical Training 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 Louisiana. Medical Training College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 73 students majoring in medical assisting at Medical Training College, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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#3

Compass Career College

Hammond, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compass Career College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Compass Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in medical assisting at Compass Career College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Eastern College of Health Vocations, New Orleans helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Louisiana. Eastern College of Health Vocations, New Orleans is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Orleans.

Of the 34 students majoring in medical assisting at Eastern College of Health Vocations, New Orleans, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bossier Parish Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Delta College - Slidell Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Louisiana. Located in the small suburb of Slidell, Delta College - Slidell Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in medical assisting at Delta College - Slidell Campus, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Remington College - Lafayette Campus 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 3% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Learning Bridge Career Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Learning Bridge Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Houma.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Delta College of Arts & Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 21 students majoring in medical assisting at Delta College of Arts & Technology, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Northshore Technical Community 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 rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools 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
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

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 14 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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