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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

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$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 West Virginia. With 810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in West Virginia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown the most popular school in West Virginia for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in medical assisting at WVJC Morgantown, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from WVJC Morgantown carry an average student debt load of $8,503.

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Out of the 13 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 16% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $15,852 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Junior College - Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. WVJC Charleston is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Cross Lanes.

About 88% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. MCTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Huntington.

Of the 26 students majoring in medical assisting at MCTC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from MCTC carry an average student debt load of $8,780.

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#5

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

The in-demand associate degree programs at University of Charleston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

Of the 19 students majoring in medical assisting at UC, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from UC take out $13,324 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

Women make up 73% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College take out $14,256 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport 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 town of Bridgeport, WVJC Bridgeport is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Huntington Junior College

Huntington, WV

Huntington Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Huntington Junior College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 17% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Huntington Junior College carry an average student debt load of $19,641.

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With a ranking of #9, New River Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Beaver.

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West Virginia Northern Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

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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
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
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 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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