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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$2,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 797 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health and medical assisting services students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree 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 Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Craven Community College the best value school in North Carolina for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Craven Community College is a small public school located in the city of New Bern.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Craven Community College are $2,022 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Craven Community College accumulate an average of around $19,394 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Craven Community College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Piedmont Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in North Carolina.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vance-Granville Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Vance-Granville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,944 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

The excellent associate degree programs at Pitt Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Pitt Community College accumulate an average of around $24,755 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Southwestern Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,601 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Southwestern Community College take out $14,504 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,792 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Central Piedmont Community College take out an average of $15,549 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Surry Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Surry Community College are $2,663 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Surry Community College accumulate an average of around $15,830 in student debt.

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,529.

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Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Forsyth Tech carry an average student debtload of $14,632.

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With a ranking of #10, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ACC are $2,310 per year. Medical Assisting majors at ACC take out an average of $14,508 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

ACC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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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
Georgia 405
Virginia 967
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Arkansas 201
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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