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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$2,421 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,375 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

#1

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

Our analysis found Craven Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the small city of New Bern.

Craven Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,022 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Craven Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree 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.

South Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vance-Granville Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pitt Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Pitt Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,771.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pitt Community College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 38 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,229 a year. 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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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Piedmont Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in North Carolina.

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Surry 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. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

Surry Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,663 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Surry Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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With a ranking of #8, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Guilford Technical Community College take out $16,206 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Alamance Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

ACC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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
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.

  • 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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