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Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

44 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 18,617 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Central Piedmont Community College the best school in North Carolina for health professions students working on their associate degree. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#2

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

The excellent associate degree programs at Craven Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of New Bern, Craven Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brunswick Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Brunswick Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bolivia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Surry Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

The excellent associate degree programs at Pitt Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in North Carolina. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

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Montgomery Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

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#7

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Johnston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Johnston Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Smithfield.

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Lenoir Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the town of Kinston.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

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South Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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