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Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

38 Colleges
$33,375 Avg Salary
$17,477 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,765 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cabarrus College of Health Sciences the best school in North Carolina for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Concord.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Cabarrus College of Health Sciences carry an average student debtload of $16,288.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Southwestern Community College take out $12,027 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Surry Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

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#5

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Craven Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the city of New Bern.

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#6

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

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Brunswick Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Bolivia, Brunswick Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. CCCTI is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hudson.

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South Piedmont Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. CFCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health & medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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