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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

10 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree 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 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Greenville Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 26% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from GTC carry an average student debt load of $23,070.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at South University, Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in medical assisting at South University, Columbia, 14% are male and 86% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at South University, Columbia accumulate an average of around $31,872 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Piedmont Technical College take out an average of $20,339 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 24% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out an average of $19,146 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Out of the 10 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

About 71% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 29% are male.

On average, medical assisting graduates from MTC take out $26,689 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#7

Southeastern College - Charleston

North Charleston, SC

Southeastern College - Charleston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the midsize city of North Charleston, Southeastern College - Charleston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southeastern College - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Southeastern College - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Of the 6 students majoring in medical assisting at OCtech, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at OCtech take out an average of $20,309 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Beaufort, TCL is a public school with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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