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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$10,361 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,377 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 204 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Trident Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,143 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trident Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in South Carolina list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at GTC take out is $14,985.

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The excellent programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spartanburg Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $6,030 per year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Spartanburg Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,334.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $5,714 per year.

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#6

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aiken Technical College are $5,306 per year.

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#7

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,625 in student debt.

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Tri-County Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCTC are $5,840 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from TCTC carry an average student debtload of $16,801.

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#9

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #9, York Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at York Technical College take out an average of $9,385 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #10 on the list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

MTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Alabama 307
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
Arkansas 201

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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.

  • 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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