2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Medical/Clinical Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of medical/clinical assistant. Combined, these schools handed out 153 associate degrees in medical/clinical assistant to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical/Clinical Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of medical/clinical assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality medical/clinical assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medical/clinical assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medical/clinical assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical/clinical assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medical/clinical assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Medical/Clinical Assistant in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Medical/Clinical Assistant

1

Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Pueblo Community College is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Pueblo Community College

2

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Idaho State University is a good decision for students interested in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Idaho State University

3

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

College of Western Idaho is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. CWI is a fairly large public college located in the rural area of Nampa.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from College of Western Idaho

4

Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Morgan Community College is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the rural area of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Morgan Community College

5

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Aims Community College

6

Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

PPCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Pikes Peak Community College

7

Intellitec College - Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Intellitec College - Grand Junction is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Intellitec College - Grand Junction

8

Intellitec College - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Intellitec College - Colorado Springs

Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best medical/clinical assistant schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	238	21
Idaho	219	52
Colorado	182	90
Montana	148	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical/Clinical Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Medical/Clinical Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Medical/Clinical Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	289
Occupational Therapist Assistant	130
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	24
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	16
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	9
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	7
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.