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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$5,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in South Carolina 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year 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 basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Spartanburg Community 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 suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Spartanburg Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Spartanburg Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical assisting in South Carolina.

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#3

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Aiken 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. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aiken Technical College are $5,306 per year.

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#4

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means York Technical College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College helped the school earn the #5 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 #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Report

#6

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year.

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Technical College of the Lowcountry ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. TCL is a small public school located in the distant town of Beaufort.

TCL undergraduate students pay an average of $6,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Central Carolina Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the small city of Sumter.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Carolina are $6,594 a year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Central Carolina Technical College Report

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
Virginia 1,147
Louisiana 2,022
Tennessee 1,693
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
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 8 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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