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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Alamance Community College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Out of the 27 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#4

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carteret Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Martin Community College

Williamston, NC

Martin Community 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Williamston, Martin Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Richmond Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hamlet.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

Pamlico Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Grantsboro, PCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

Mitchell Community 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. Located in the large suburb of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 27 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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