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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in South Carolina to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

#1

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

Our 2023 rankings named York Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

About 81% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#3

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Aiken 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. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

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Out of the 11 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Carolina Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#5

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Spartanburg Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

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#6

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 town of Beaufort, TCL is a public college with a small student population.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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Greenville Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized 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
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 11 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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