by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Medical/Clinical Assistant is the 122nd most popular major in the country with 56,466 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,504 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 197 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medical/clinical assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular medical/clinical assistant programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students.
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kirkwood Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 17 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Anoka Technical College is a small school located in Anoka, Minnesota that handed out 12 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend WellSpring School of Allied Health - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. WellSpring - Springfield is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 10 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 10 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Kansas Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Goodland, Kansas, and it awarded 10 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Hennepin Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mitchell Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Mitchell Technical College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Rockhurst University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Rockhurst University is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, East Central College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Union, Missouri, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
Iowa Central Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 6 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ridgewater College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bryan University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 5 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Coffeyville Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Coffeyville, Kansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Pine Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Pine City, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Dakota County Technical College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Barton County Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Barton Community College is a public institution located in Great Bend, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota College at Bottineau landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Bottineau, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Salina Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Salina, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full WellSpring - Kansas City Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
State Fair Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. State Fair Community College is located in Sedalia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
Full State Fair Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Kansas Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Cox College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. 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.
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2020-2021.
Crowder College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Crowder College is a small school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Mercy College of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Mercy College of Health Sciences is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mercy College of Health Sciences Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
With a ranking of #25, Bolivar Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Bolivar Technical College is located in Bolivar, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #25, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a public institution located in Brainerd, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College - Brainerd Medical/Clinical Assistant Report
Northeast Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Northeast Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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