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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia
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 West Virginia. With 810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Charleston to be the best school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.
While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at UC accumulate an average of around $13,324 in student debt.
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Out of the 13 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, medical assisting graduates from WVJC Morgantown take out $8,503 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.
On average, medical assisting graduates from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College take out $14,256 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia Junior College - Charleston is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. WVJC Charleston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cross Lanes.
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Out of the 13 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Medical Assisting majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $15,852 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of Bridgeport, WVJC Bridgeport is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Mountwest Community and Technical 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. MCTC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Huntington.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,780.
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BridgeValley Community & Technical 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Mountain State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Mountain State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Parkersburg.
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West Virginia Northern Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 774 |
Georgia | 2,571 |
Arkansas | 500 |
North Carolina | 1,765 |
Florida | 6,643 |
Louisiana | 2,022 |
Virginia | 1,147 |
Alabama | 1,021 |
Kentucky | 1,120 |
Tennessee | 1,693 |
Mississippi | 664 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Rankings by Major
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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.