2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Arizona to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona
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Our analysis found GateWay Community College to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. This small public school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 312 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at GateWay Community College are $7,854 a year.
Online courses are available at GateWay Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
GateWay Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. This small public school is located in Thatcher, Arizona, and it awarded 90 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,120 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Eastern Arizona College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Eastern Arizona College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Central Arizona College is a small public school located in Coolidge, Arizona that handed out 28 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 a year.
Online courses are available at Pinal County Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 96% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pinal County Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arizona.
Out of the 13 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s value ranking, Mesa Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 124 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mesa Community College are $7,854 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Mesa Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Mohave Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Arizona. Located in Kingman, Arizona, the small public school handed out 45 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MCC are $6,996 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, MCC is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
Phoenix College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $7,854 per year.
Phoenix College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pima Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, the fairly large public school handed out 377 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Pima County Community College District. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Cochise County Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 91 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,240 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Cochise College does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Glendale Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 238 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Glendale Community College are $7,854 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Glendale Community College. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Yavapai College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Yavapai College is located in Prescott, Arizona and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 240 basic certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Yavapai College are $9,332 a year.
Yavapai College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Arizona Western College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 30 students in 2020-2021.
AWC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at AWC. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. This large private for-profit school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1,197 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year.
Online courses are available at UOPX - Arizona, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 58 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ASU - Tempe does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
ASU - Tempe did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list.
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*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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