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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$10,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 36,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for health science 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.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named NorthWest Arkansas Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,906 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chattahoochee Technical College are $5,652 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#4

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gwinnett Technical College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,686 in tuition and fees each year.

GTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Batesville, UACCB is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UACCB are $3,750 a year.

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Southeastern Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Vidalia, Southeastern Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeastern Technical College are $5,527 a year.

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Coastal Pines Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Coastal Pines Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,906 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Coastal Pines Technical College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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Atlanta Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlanta Area Tech are $5,564 a year.

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#10

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Savannah Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 87
Georgia 1,261
Arkansas 1,299
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,124
West Virginia 74
Louisiana 205
Virginia 226
Alabama 216
Kentucky 364
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 325

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

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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