2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Mountainland Technical College to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mountainland Technical College is located in Lehi, Utah and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,009 basic certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is located in Westminster, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 693 basic certificates to qualified students.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,032 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend FRCC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,454. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
One thing to take note of is that FRCC does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 67 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 664 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Students from Colorado who attend PPCC full time pay an average of $3,981 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,403. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Online courses are available at PPCC, 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, 47% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Davis Technical College is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Located in Kaysville, Utah, the small public school awarded 584 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, the medium-sized public school handed out 474 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Students from Colorado who attend Red Rocks Community College full time pay an average of $4,389 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,811. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Red Rocks Community 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 75% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Aims Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 302 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $2,762 in tuition and fees if they attend Aims Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,418. Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Aims Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Concorde Career College - Aurora did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 289 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Concorde Career College - Aurora 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado Mountain College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 289 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,860 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Colorado Mountain College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,484. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Colorado Mountain College. In fact, around 33% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Pueblo Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Pueblo Community College is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 273 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,536 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Pueblo Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,958. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Pueblo Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Emily Griffith Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 229 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Emily Griffith is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
With a ranking of #11, Bridgerland Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Bridgerland Technical College is a small public school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 228 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Bridgerland ATC. In 2019-2020 about 7% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Dixie Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie Technical College is a very small public school located in Saint George, Utah that handed out 220 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #13, Southwest Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Southwest Tech is a very small public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 201 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Uintah Basin Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small public school is located in Roosevelt, Utah, and it awarded 186 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Snow College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate healthcare programs. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 181 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees if they attend Snow College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,476. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Online courses are available at Snow College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Community College of Denver came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 154 students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,745 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend CCD. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,167. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
CCD 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 fact, around 38% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ogden-Weber Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small public school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 152 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Ogden-Weber Tech 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Dixie State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate healthcare programs. Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 basic certificates to qualified students.
Students from Utah who attend Dixie State College full time pay an average of $5,862 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $16,986. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Dixie State College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Intellitec College - Grand Junction is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 basic certificates to qualified students.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 137 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Colorado Mesa. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $22,322. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Colorado Mesa does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
Technical College of the Rockies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. This very small public school is located in Delta, Colorado, and it awarded 107 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Technical College of the Rockies does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 6% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Community College of Aurora came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCA is a medium-sized public school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 106 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at CCA is $3,947. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,369. Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Online courses are available at CCA, 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, 25% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 basic certificates to qualified students.
Students from Utah who attend Salt Lake Community College full time pay an average of $4,086 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $12,734. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Salt Lake Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #24, University of Providence did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Located in Great Falls, Montana, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 80 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $26,662 to cover tuition and fees at University of Providence. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
University of Providence is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Myotherapy College of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the very small private for-profit school handed out 78 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
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*These averages are for the top 25 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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