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2023 Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools

120 Colleges
$20,632 Avg Salary
$10,613 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools ranking. This report analyzed 120 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Colleges.

Our analysis found Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to be the most popular school for health aids/attendants/orderlies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools list. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, health aids graduates from Central Louisiana Technical Community College take out $7,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health aids/attendants/orderlies schools in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 120 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Quest College

San Antonio, TX

Quest College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, Quest College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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InterAmerican Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, ITI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Greenacres, Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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New Professions Technical Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools ranking. New Professions Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

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With a ranking of #10, Salina Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Salina Tech is a small public school located in the town of Salina.

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#11

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools ranking. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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#12

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

Washtenaw Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Washtenaw Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.

Health Aids majors at Washtenaw Community College take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #13, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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With a ranking of #14, Gordon Cooper Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Located in the town of Shawnee, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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Brewster Technical College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Brewster Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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With a ranking of #16, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health aids/attendants/orderlies students. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#16

Highland Community College

Highland, KS

Highland Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health aids/attendants/orderlies programs. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

On average, health aids graduates from LDCC take out $8,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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North Central Kansas Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools ranking. North Central Kansas Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Aids & Attendants students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Aids & Attendants Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS
20 Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
22 Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
23 Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS
24 Independence Community College Independence, KS

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Health Aids

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 26 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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