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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 1,932 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Cabarrus College of Health Sciences to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Concord.

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Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pitt Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Johnston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Forsyth Technical Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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Catawba Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Edgecombe Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. Edgecombe Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Tarboro.

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Davidson County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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Blue Ridge Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Flat Rock.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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