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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

29 Ranked Colleges
976 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 91st most popular major in the country with 8,718 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,843 and had an average of $24,525 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,328 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,067 and $31,999 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 976 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical prep programs programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $4,028 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 230 students in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,122 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Holmes Community College

#3

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coahoma Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Clarksdale, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k list, Coahoma Community College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Coahoma Community College is $1,232 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Coahoma Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. EMCC is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 105 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EMCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend EMCC.

Full East Mississippi Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#5

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ICC is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $4,847 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ICC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#6

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

FTCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $5,018 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at FTCC

#5 in overall quality

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 4 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Baptist College of Health Sciences also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baptist College of Health Sciences is $6,964 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

#8

Piedmont Community College

Roxboro, North Carolina
#14 in overall quality

Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Roxboro, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont Community College is $6,544 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Piedmont Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#9

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

With a ranking of #9, Georgia Military College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 311 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Military College is $10,194 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Georgia Military College

#10

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, College of the Albemarle did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College of the Albemarle is a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

College of the Albemarle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Albemarle is $4,700 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#11

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,361 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#12

Haywood Community College

Clyde, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Haywood Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Clyde, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Haywood Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Haywood Community College is $6,293 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Haywood Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. Beebe, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU-Beebe has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,129 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU-Beebe.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at ASU-Beebe

#14

Coastal Carolina Community College

Jacksonville, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school situated in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It awarded 7 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,344 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Coastal Carolina Community College.

Full Coastal Carolina Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#15

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Stanly Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stanly Community College is located in Albemarle, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Stanly Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stanly Technical College is $7,637 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Stanly Community College

#16

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

Wayne Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Wayne Community College is a public institution located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,979 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wayne Community College.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Wayne Community College

#17

Southeastern Community College

Whiteville, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

Southeastern Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southeastern Community College is located in Whiteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Southeastern Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,834 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southeastern Community College.

Full Southeastern Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#18

Surry Community College

Dobson, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Surry Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Dobson, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Surry Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Surry Community College is $6,322 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Surry Community College

#19

Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Catawba Valley Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CVCC, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catawba Valley Community College is $7,046 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full CVCC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#20

Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, North Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Western Piedmont Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Western Piedmont Community College is a small school located in Morganton, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

WPCC also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend Western Piedmont Community College is $3,497 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full WPCC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#21

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Forsyth Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Forsyth Tech is $3,315 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Forsyth Technical Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#22

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Robeson Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lumberton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k list, Robeson Community College has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Robeson Community College is $8,263 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Robeson Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#23

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

Mitchell Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Statesville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Community College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Community College is $7,434 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mitchell Community College

#24

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina

Isothermal Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Spindale, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,613 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ICC.

Full ICC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#25

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia

With a ranking of #25, Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mountwest Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 4 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,948 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Full MCTC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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