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Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

13 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 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

#1

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

Our 2023 rankings named University of Charleston the best school in West Virginia for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. 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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The excellent associate degree programs at West Virginia Junior College - Charleston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. WVJC Charleston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize 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 town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school 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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With a ranking of #6, West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. MCTC is a small public school located in the 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. 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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#9

Mountain State College

Parkersburg, WV

With a ranking of #9, Mountain State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

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 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.

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