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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 141 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Concorde Career College - Memphis the most popular school in the Southeast Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - Memphis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Of the 90 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - Memphis, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#2

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martinsburg College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Martinsburg College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg.

Of the 284 students majoring in medical assisting at Martinsburg College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Out of the 141 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career Institute - Tampa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - Southaven is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Southaven, Concorde Career College - Southaven is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#7

EduMed Partners

Goodlettsville, TN

EduMed Partners did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Goodlettsville, EduMed Partners is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Savannah Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

Of the 147 students majoring in medical assisting at Savannah Tech, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Concorde Career Institute - Orlando did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Concorde Career Institute - Orlando is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.

Of the 97 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career Institute - Orlando, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Northeast Alabama Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

Of the 88 students majoring in medical assisting at Northeast, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Coastal Pines Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Waycross.

Of the 59 students majoring in medical assisting at Coastal Pines Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Concorde Career Institute - Miramar came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miramar, Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career Institute - Miramar, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#14

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

Columbus Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Alamance Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #16, Remington College - Shreveport Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Shreveport, Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 1% are male.

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Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

Of the 72 students majoring in medical assisting at OFTC, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#17

Medical Training College

Baton Rouge, LA

Medical Training College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Medical Training College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in medical assisting at Medical Training College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#19

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

Women make up 93% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #20, Remington College - Memphis Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - Memphis Campus

Atlanta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in medical assisting at Atlanta Area Tech, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
22 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY
24 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
25 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
26 Woodruff Medical Training and Testing Tucker, GA
27 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
28 Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp Hialeah, FL

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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