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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Medical/Clinical Assistant in the Plains States Region

38 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region

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 in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Medical/Clinical Assistant is the 122nd most popular major in the country with 54,553 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,300 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 168 medical/clinical assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree medical/clinical assistant students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Medical/Clinical Assistant in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend WellSpring School of Allied Health - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.

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.

Full WellSpring School of Allied Health - Springfield Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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Bryan University
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Bryan University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Bryan University Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Kansas Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Goodland, Kansas, and it awarded 13 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Northwest Kansas Technical College

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Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Watertown, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at LATI

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South Central College
North Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. South Central College is a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 8 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

Full South Central College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, South Dakota

Mitchell Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mitchell Technical College is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Mitchell Technical College

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Bolivar Technical College
Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bolivar Technical College is located in Bolivar, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Bolivar Technical College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau, North Dakota

Dakota College at Bottineau landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bottineau, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s medical/clinical assistant students in 2021-2022.

Full MSU-Bottineau Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City is a small private for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 3 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Kirkwood Community College

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Anoka Technical College
Anoka, Minnesota

Anoka Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka Technical College is located in Anoka, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Anoka Technical College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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With a ranking of #12, Pine Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Pine City, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full Pine Technical & Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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East Central College
Union, Missouri

East Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. East Central College is a public institution located in Union, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at East Central College

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With a ranking of #14, Coffeyville Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Coffeyville Community College is a public institution located in Coffeyville, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Coffeyville Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, Missouri

With a ranking of #15, Rockhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 2 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Rockhurst University

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Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Iowa Central Community College

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

With a ranking of #17, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Hennepin Technical College

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota

Ridgewater College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Ridgewater College

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Central Community College
Grand Island, Nebraska

Central Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Island, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Central Community College

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Salina Area Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Medical/Clinical Assistant at Salina Area Technical College

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With a ranking of #21, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Granite Falls, Minnesota 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 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan Community College is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Metropolitan Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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Dakota County Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. DCTC is a public institution located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full DCTC Medical/Clinical Assistant Report

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Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Rasmussen University - Kansas

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Barton County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical/Clinical Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Barton Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s medical/clinical assistant degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical/Clinical Assistant at Barton County Community College

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