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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$9,327 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in South Carolina to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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

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

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the 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 also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Spartanburg Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. 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. On average, medical assisting graduates from Spartanburg Community College take out $9,248 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Spartanburg Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

OCtech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from OCtech carry an average student debtload of $18,021.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OCtech is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in South Carolina.

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#4

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,035 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $5,840 per year.

TCTC also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,186 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from GTC take out $13,818 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Central Carolina Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

Central Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $6,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Central Carolina accumulate an average of around $19,331 in student debt.

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#8

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $5,916 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from MTC take out $18,754 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Fortis College - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Fortis College - Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis College - Columbia are $14,216 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Fortis College - Columbia accumulate an average of around $14,300 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $54, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Southeastern College - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Southeastern College - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern College - Columbia are $21,320 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Southeastern College - Columbia take out $15,612 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 Colleges 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
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
Alabama 307
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 13 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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