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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Medical/Clinical Assistant (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
386 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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.

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 medical/clinical assistant program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Medical/Clinical Assistant (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Amarillo College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $5,578 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, McLennan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 29 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend McLennan Community College is $6,752 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 17 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 more than $110k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Roswell Campus also took the #11 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Roswell Campus is $5,433 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

OCCC also made our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City Community College is $6,842 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#6

Yavapai College

Prescott, Arizona
#13 in overall quality

Yavapai College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and 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 more than $110k list, Yavapai College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Yavapai College is $6,965 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Mohave Community College

Kingman, Arizona
#15 in overall quality

Mohave Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Kingman, Arizona 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 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mohave Community College is $8,986 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. New Mexico State University - 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 $5,539 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

#9

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#14 in overall quality

San Antonio College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 10 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,882 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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#20 in overall quality

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas 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. The estimated yearly cost for Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is $21,204 for southwest region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students whose families make more than $110k.

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#22 in overall quality

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Webster, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus also made our “Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $20,848 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Medical/Clinical Assistant students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Notes and References

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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