by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Medical/Clinical Assistant is the 122nd most popular major in the country with 56,466 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,360 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major” ranking analyzed 458 colleges that offered a degree in medical/clinical assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their medical/clinical assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountain State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. This small school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regan Career Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. Regan Career Institute is a private for-profit institution located in El Monte, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Regan Career Institute Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mildred Elley NYC. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major. Mildred Elley NYC is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 204 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major. Long Island City, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ross College-Sylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major. This small school is located in Sylvania, Ohio, and it awarded 117 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia Junior College - Charleston ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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With a ranking of #7, Mandl School - The College of Allied Health did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 56 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mandl School - The College of Allied Health Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
City College - Gainesville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. City College - Gainesville is a small school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 9 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lansdale School of Business ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. This small school is located in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Lansdale School of Business Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. WVJC Bridgeport is a private for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
With a ranking of #11, Daymar College - Nashville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Daymar College - Nashville
Bryan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. Rogers, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Bryan University
With a ranking of #13, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 82 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown
Daymar College - Murfreesboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. Daymar College - Murfreesboro is a small school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 5 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Daymar College - Murfreesboro
Berks Technical Institute came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. This small school is located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 52 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berks Technical Institute Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
The College of Westchester came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. The College of Westchester is a small school located in White Plains, New York that handed out 56 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
American National University - Lexington ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. American National University - Lexington is a small private for-profit school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 9 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Paul’s School of Nursing - Queens came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. Rego Park, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full St Paul’s School of Nursing - Queens Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Bryant & Stratton College - Greece landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 18 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Bryant & Stratton College - Greece
Career College of Northern Nevada came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. This small school is located in Sparks, Nevada, and it awarded 32 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Career College of Northern Nevada Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Remington College - North Houston Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 39 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Remington College - North Houston Campus
Blue Cliff College - Alexandria came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. Blue Cliff College - Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
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ASA College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 197 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Albany landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a small private for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 19 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Advanced Training Associates ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major list. Advanced Training Associates is a small private for-profit school situated in El Cajon, California. It awarded 13 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Advanced Training Associates
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | City College - Miami | Miami, FL |
| 52 | South Hills School of Business & Technology | State College, PA |
| 53 | Eastwick College - Hackensack | Hackensack, NJ |
| 54 | IBMC College | Fort Collins, CO |
| 55 | City College - Hollywood | Hollywood, FL |
| 56 | Remington College - Memphis Campus | Memphis, TN |
| 57 | Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa | Wauwatosa, WI |
| 58 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 59 | Remington College - Fort Worth Campus | Fort Worth, TX |
| 60 | Southeastern College - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 61 | Daymar College - Columbus | Columbus, OH |
| 61 | Daymar College - Bowling Green | Bowling Green, KY |
| 63 | Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 64 | Southeastern College - Charleston | North Charleston, SC |
| 65 | Asnuntuck Community College | Enfield, CT |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | City College - Altamonte Springs | Altamonte Springs, FL |
| 67 | Institute of Medical Careers | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 68 | Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 69 | Daymar College - Clarksville | Clarksville, TN |
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