2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Medical/Clinical Assistant is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 52,393 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 9,418 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 386 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in medical/clinical assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medical/clinical assistant programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medical/clinical assistant program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 23 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Medical/Clinical Assistant (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. College of the Mainland is a public institution located in Texas City, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
COM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend COM is $-2,085 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
South Texas College also made our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $2,962 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend South Texas College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2019-2020.
Amarillo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $6,860 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Panola College is a public institution located in Carthage, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Panola College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,069 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Panola College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. McLennan Community College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend McLennan Community College is $8,984 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
Northeast Texas Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. NTCC is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
NTCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Texas Community College is $9,117 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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With a ranking of #7, Laredo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k list, Laredo College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Laredo College is $6,446 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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With a ranking of #8, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,230 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend El Paso Community College.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 4 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
ENMU - Roswell Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is $6,359 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Oklahoma City Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
OCCC also took the #12 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $8,503 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
Yavapai College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Yavapai College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k list, Yavapai College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Yavapai College is $8,390 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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With a ranking of #12, Northland Pioneer College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northland Pioneer College is a public institution located in Holbrook, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NPC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NPC is $11,168 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #13. NMSU Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Dona Ana, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,013 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.
With a ranking of #14, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Phoenix College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $10,965 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
San Antonio College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,279 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Antonio College.
With a ranking of #16, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. MCC is a small public school situated in Kingman, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k list, MCC has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $11,599 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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With a ranking of #17, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
SFCC also took the #17 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SFCC.
Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Webster, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus also took the #22 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is $23,537 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k list, Remington College - Dallas Campus has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,387 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Remington College - Dallas Campus.
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Remington College - North Houston Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #20. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 28 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Remington College - North Houston Campus also took the #21 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Remington College - North Houston Campus is $21,930 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2019-2020.
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus also took the #20 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,314 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Remington College - Fort Worth Campus.
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With a ranking of #22, Vista College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2019-2020.
Vista College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
CollegeAmerica - Phoenix landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.
CollegeAmerica - Phoenix also made our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend CollegeAmerica - Phoenix is $26,850 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make $48-$75k.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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