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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . 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 $8,690 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Trident Technical College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $13,812 per year.

MTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#3

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aiken Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aiken Technical College are $6,880 per year.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augusta University are $24,400 per year.

Augusta University also took the #5 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TCTC are $10,304 a year.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at York Technical College are $10,354 a year.

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Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TCL are $11,020 a year.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UK are $31,608 a year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Kentucky 5
Georgia 355
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79
Arkansas 99

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health/medical prep programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Prep Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 4,010
Pre-Nursing Studies 2,489
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 2,010
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 257
Pre-Pharmacy Studies 167
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies 108
Pre-Dentistry Studies 85
Pre-Physician Assistant 76
Pre-Art Therapy 4
Pre-Optometry Studies 3
Pre-Chiropractic Studies 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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