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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

EduMed Partners

Goodlettsville, TN

Our analysis found EduMed Partners to be the best school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Goodlettsville, EduMed Partners is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Concord, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Shreveport Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Shreveport, Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

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#5

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Out of the 110 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trident Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

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Compass Career College

Hammond, LA

Compass Career College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Compass Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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With a ranking of #8, Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach ranked #11 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

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Remington College - Memphis Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Remington College - Nashville Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Nashville Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Remington College - Lafayette Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #15, Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

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Technical Education Center-Osceola landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Kissimmee, Technical Education Center-Osceola is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Services students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Allied Health Careers Institute Murfreesboro, TN
18 School Removed
19 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
20 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
21 Woodruff Medical Training and Testing Tucker, GA
22 Institute of Health & Technology Hattiesburg, MS

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
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 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).

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