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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 4th in Georgia. In fact, 2,571 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.


 

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

Our analysis found Savannah Technical College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 99% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Coastal Pines Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Georgia. Located in the remote town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Out of the 21 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Oconee Fall Line Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Georgia. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Atlanta Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Georgia. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in medical assisting at GTC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Woodruff Medical Training and Testing landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Tucker, Woodruff Medical Training and Testing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

About 93% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 7% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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

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West Georgia 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 #10 on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

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

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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
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
Virginia 1,147
Louisiana 2,022
West Virginia 810
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 21 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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