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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

71 Colleges
$7,587 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 89,359 health and medical administrative services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health and medical administrative services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Merced Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,444 in tuition and fees each year.

Merced Community College District not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $8,912 per year.

SBCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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#3

Butte College

Oroville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butte College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,848 per year.

Butte College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ventura.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ventura College are $7,398 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Spokane Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

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#6

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

Canada College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Canada College is a small public school located in the suburb of Redwood City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Canada College are $9,006 a year.

Canada College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#7

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

Yakima Valley College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health and medical administrative services programs. Located in the small city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YVC are $5,352 per year.

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#8

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Walla Walla Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,350 in tuition and fees each year.

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Clover Park Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA

Glendale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,531 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Admin Services students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
12 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
13 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA
14 Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR

Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health and medical administrative services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 287
California 3,003
Washington 497
Nevada 123
Hawaii 41
Alaska 7

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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