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2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

29 Ranked Colleges
976 Degrees Awarded
$5,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $2,707 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 230 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holmes Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,884 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Holmes Community College.

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#3

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Coahoma Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coahoma Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $910 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Coahoma Community College.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 105 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

EMCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Mississippi Community College is $5,288 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full EMCC 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 $0-$30k 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 Itawamba Community College is $4,401 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ICC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#6

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

FTCC also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for FTCC is $4,126 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#5 in overall quality

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k list, Baptist College of Health Sciences has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is $5,611 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Roxboro, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont Community College is $5,001 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Piedmont Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#9

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 311 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Military College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,667 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Georgia Military College.

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

#10

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

College of the Albemarle ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

College of the Albemarle also took the #11 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Albemarle is $4,385 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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 $0-$30k ranking. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 63 diplomas 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. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $7,303 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#12

Haywood Community College

Clyde, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Haywood Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Haywood Community College is a public institution located in Clyde, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Haywood Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Haywood Community College is $4,816 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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

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 $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Beebe, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 96 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

ASU-Beebe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,628 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arkansas State University - Beebe.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Arkansas State University - Beebe

#14

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Stanly Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Stanly Technical 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. It costs about $7,064 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stanly Technical College.

Full Stanly Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#15

Coastal Carolina Community College

Jacksonville, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Jacksonville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Coastal Carolina Community College is $6,943 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Coastal Carolina Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#16

Southeastern Community College

Whiteville, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Southeastern Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southeastern Community College is a public institution located in Whiteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Community College is $3,481 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, 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 $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

CVCC also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for CVCC is $6,353 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at CVCC

#18

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

Wayne Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wayne Community College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne Community College is $2,021 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#19

Surry Community College

Dobson, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Surry Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Dobson, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas 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 estimated yearly cost for Surry Community College is $5,534 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Surry Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#20

Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, North Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Western Piedmont Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Western Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Morganton, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPCC, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WPCC is $3,133 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 Western Piedmont Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#21

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

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 yearly cost to attend Forsyth Technical Community College is $2,540 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Forsyth Tech

#22

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Robeson Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school situated in Lumberton, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Robeson Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,147 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Robeson Community College.

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#23

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Mitchell Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Statesville, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Community College is $6,592 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 $0-$30k ranking. ICC is located in Spindale, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend ICC is $4,554 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at ICC

#25

Tri-County Community College

Murphy, North Carolina

With a ranking of #25, Tri-County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Murphy, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Tri-County Community College is $7,302 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Tri-County Community College

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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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