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

13 Colleges
$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in South Carolina to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

#1

Southeastern College - Charleston

North Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Southeastern College - Charleston to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in the city of North Charleston, Southeastern College - Charleston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Southeastern College - Charleston take out $17,772 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Conway landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Conway, MMC Conway is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in medical assisting at MMC Conway, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at MMC Conway take out an average of $17,842 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $41.

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Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis College - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fortis College - Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 98% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 2% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Fortis College - Columbia take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,300. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $54, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Miller-Motte College Charleston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MMC Charleston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at MMC Charleston take out an average of $17,842 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $41.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from GTC carry an average student debt load of $13,818.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in medical assisting at Piedmont Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $16,035 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southeastern College - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Southeastern College - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Southeastern College - Columbia accumulate an average of around $15,612 in student debt.

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#8

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Spartanburg Community College carry an average student debt load of $9,248.

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Central Carolina 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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Central Carolina take out $19,331 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Tri-County Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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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 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).

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