by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 104th most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,184 and had an average of $21,459 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 133 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,369 and $24,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical prep programs. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health/medical prep programs 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 Prep Major in North Carolina” 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 Prep Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tri-County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Tri-County Community College is a small public school situated in Murphy, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Tri-County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Albemarle. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina. Elizabeth City, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Albemarle Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Sprunt Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at James Sprunt Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Haywood Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina. Located in Clyde, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Haywood Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina. Piedmont Community College is located in Roxboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Piedmont Community College
Sandhills Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Sandhills Community College is a small public school situated in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Southwestern Community College is a small school located in Sylva, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Southwestern Community College
With a ranking of #8, Robeson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Robeson Community College is a small school located in Lumberton, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Robeson Community College
Mitchell Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Mitchell Community College is located in Statesville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Mitchell Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Coastal Carolina Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Coastal Carolina Community College is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Coastal Carolina Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #11, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College
Western Piedmont Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Western Piedmont Community College is located in Morganton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Western Piedmont Community College
Isothermal Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. Spindale, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Isothermal Community College
Rockingham Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Wentworth, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small school located in Flat Rock, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Ridge Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Davidson County Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Davidson County Community College is located in Thomasville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Davidson County Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Nash Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nash Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #18, Durham Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students 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.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Durham Technical Community College
Johnston Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Johnston Community College is a public institution located in Smithfield, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Johnston Community College
Gaston College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Dallas, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Wayne Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Wayne Community College
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Catawba Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. Catawba Valley Community College is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Catawba Valley Community College
Stanly Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Stanly Community College is a small public school situated in Albemarle, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Stanly Technical College
With a ranking of #22, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Guilford Technical Community College
Bladen Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. Dublin, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Southeastern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Southeastern Community College is a small school located in Whiteville, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Southeastern Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. Forsyth Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Lenoir Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small school located in Kinston, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lenoir Community College
South Piedmont Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. South Piedmont Community College is a small school located in Polkton, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at South Piedmont Community College
Surry Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. Surry Community College is located in Dobson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Surry Community College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina list. Ahoskie, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Piedmont Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
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