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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$3,646 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,691 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our analysis found Pitt Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Forsyth Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Catawba Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVCC are $2,367 a year.

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#4

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Johnston Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Johnston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Cleveland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland Community College are $2,602 per year.

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Davidson County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wake Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Wake Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Edgecombe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Edgecombe Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Tarboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edgecombe Community College are $2,640 per year.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FTCC are $2,564 a year.

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Blue Ridge Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Flat Rock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Blue Ridge Community College are $2,648 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,414
Arkansas 1,197
Florida 7,935
West Virginia 342
Louisiana 907
Virginia 1,971
Alabama 1,671
Kentucky 1,122
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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