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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$10,743 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services students earned 774 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trident Technical College are $5,059 per year.

Trident Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $5,882 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from GTC take out $15,049 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GTC is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in South Carolina.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Greenville Technical College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College accumulate an average of around $10,137 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCtech are $5,954 a year.

OCtech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $14,515 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

With a ranking of #6, Midlands Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at MTC accumulate an average of around $11,793 in student debt.

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South University, Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. South University, Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South University, Columbia are $16,560 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at South University, Columbia take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,616. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $195, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Columbia Report

Southeastern College - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Southeastern College - Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbia.

Southeastern College - Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $23,324 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Southeastern College - Charleston

North Charleston, SC

Southeastern College - Charleston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Southeastern College - Charleston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of North Charleston.

Southeastern College - Charleston undergraduate students pay an average of $23,324 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
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 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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