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2023 Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate School for You

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies is the #31 most popular major in the country with 2,374 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health aids majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Health School the best school in the Southwest Region for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Texas Health School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Gordon Cooper Technology Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Shawnee, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Technology Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regional Center for Border Health. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Regional Center for Border Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Yuma.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

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#6

Quest College

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #6, Quest College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Quest College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.

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Moore Norman Technology Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Norman, MNTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Santa Fe Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Aids & Attendants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New Mexico 3

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Aids Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant 1,041
Medication Aide 664
Health Aide 430
Rehabilitation Aide 121
Other Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies 114
Physical Therapy Technician/Aide 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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