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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate 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 797 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cabarrus College of Health Sciences the best school in North Carolina for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Concord, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Southwestern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

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Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Craven Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of New Bern, Craven 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 Alamance Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Surry Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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South Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

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With a ranking of #9, Richmond Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Lenoir Community College

Kinston, NC

Lenoir Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the town of Kinston.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Alabama 307
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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