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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

44 Colleges
$33,375 Avg Salary
$17,477 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Central Piedmont Community College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Out of the 44 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at FTCC take out an average of $16,262 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. CCCTI is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hudson.

Of the 41 students majoring in medical assisting at CCCTI, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Guilford Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Guilford Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $16,206 in student debt.

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#5

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Pitt Community College accumulate an average of around $16,771 in student debt.

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Out of the 44 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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Southwestern Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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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With a ranking of #8, Durham Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Surry Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

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With a ranking of #10, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in medical assisting at A-B Tech, 7% are male and 93% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from A-B Tech take out $21,159 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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