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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate 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 20 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Cabarrus College of Health Sciences to be the best school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Concord.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Southwestern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Craven Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the city of New Bern.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alamance Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Central Piedmont Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Surry Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

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South Piedmont Community College 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 #8 on the 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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Richmond Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hamlet.

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#10

Lenoir Community College

Kinston, NC

Lenoir Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
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 20 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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