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Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$9,837 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,873 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

#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 undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trident Technical College are $5,059 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Trident Technical College take out an average of $15,634 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spartanburg Community College are $6,030 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Spartanburg Community College accumulate an average of around $6,630 in student debt.

Spartanburg Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCtech are $5,954 a year. Medical Assisting majors at OCtech take out an average of $10,693 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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#4

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school 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. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debtload of $13,202.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tri-County Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $5,936 per year.

TCTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.

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Greenville Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,882 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at GTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,211.

GTC also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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Central Carolina Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. 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. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Central Carolina accumulate an average of around $13,311 in student debt.

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#8

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school 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 Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at MTC accumulate an average of around $9,315 in student debt.

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Fortis College - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Fortis College - Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Fortis College - Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $14,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Fortis College - Columbia take out an average of $9,550 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $60, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #10, Southeastern College - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeastern College - Columbia is a fairly 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. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Southeastern College - Columbia accumulate an average of around $10,501 in student debt.

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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 Colleges 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 13 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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