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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

110 Colleges
$5,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Bossier Parish Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,283 per year.

Bossier Parish Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,686 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a great value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OFTC are $5,472 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OFTC also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Coastal Pines 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 the Southeast Region . Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Waycross.

Coastal Pines Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,906 in tuition and fees each year.

Coastal Pines Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Athens Technical College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $5,462 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Athens Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,652 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Chattahoochee Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Central Georgia Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $5,482 per year.

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Northshore Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 a year.

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Fletcher Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Atlanta Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlanta Area Tech are $5,564 a year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.

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#13

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

With a ranking of #13, Savannah Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the city of Savannah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Savannah Tech are $5,442 per year.

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#14

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #15, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,522 per year.

West Georgia Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#16

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

Columbus Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
17 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
18 Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC
19 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
20 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
21 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
22 Craven Community College New Bern, NC

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
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.

  • 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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