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Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$2,386 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services is the most popular major in North Carolina with 4,147 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for health & medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our analysis found Pitt Community College to be the best value school for health & medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year.

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#2

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Craven Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the city of New Bern.

Craven Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,022 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Craven Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for health & medical administrative services in North Carolina.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Durham Technical Community College is a great value for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Durham Technical Community College are $2,229 a year.

Durham Technical Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vance-Granville Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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Montgomery Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #5 for overall quality for health & medical administrative services in North Carolina.

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#7

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Wayne Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Goldsboro.

Wayne Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wayne Community College also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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With a ranking of #8, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health & medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are $2,024 a year.

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McDowell Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health & medical administrative services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McDowell Technical Community College are $1,958 per year.

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Richmond Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

Richmond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,536 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 345
Georgia 2,529
Arkansas 728
Florida 10,467
West Virginia 1,326
Louisiana 701
Virginia 1,219
Alabama 591
Kentucky 1,934
Tennessee 650
Mississippi 771

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health & medical administrative services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 30,702
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,541
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 10,010
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 9,004
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 7,581
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,981
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 3,981
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,470
Health Information Management 2,942
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,251
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,257
Medical Reception/Receptionist 730
Clinical Research Coordinator 291
Long Term Care Administration/Management 221
Healthcare Innovation 193
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 118
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 109
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 83
Regulatory Science/Affairs 73
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 25
Disease Registry Data Management 15
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 11
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
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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