2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you pursue a associate degree in medical/clinical assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #21 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 52 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,637 associate degrees in medical/clinical assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Medical/Clinical Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of medical/clinical assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality medical/clinical assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medical/clinical assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medical/clinical assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical/clinical assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medical/clinical assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Medical/Clinical Assistant in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Medical/Clinical Assistant

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

337 Annual Graduates

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Lanier Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the city of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Lanier Technical College

3

ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

312 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat ECPI University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from ECPI University

4

South College
Knoxville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

South College is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from South College

5

Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Marietta.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Chattahoochee Technical College

6

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

FSCJ is a very large public college located in the large city of Jacksonville.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Florida State College at Jacksonville

7

Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

CGTC is a large public college located in the small city of Warner Robins.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Central Georgia Technical College

8

Durham Technical Community College
Durham, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Durham Technical Community College is a small public college located in the large city of Durham.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Durham Technical Community College

9

Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Central Piedmont Community College

10

Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Medical/Clinical Assistant students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Bossier Parish Community College	Bossier City, LA
12	Jefferson Community and Technical College	Louisville, KY
13	South University, Savannah	Savannah, GA
14	Wallace State Community College, Hanceville	Hanceville, AL
15	Wallace Community College, Dothan	Dothan, AL
16	South University’s online programs	Savannah, GA
17	Richmond Community College	Hamlet, NC

Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best medical/clinical assistant schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	19
Florida	232	425
North Carolina	231	388
Georgia	217	110
West Virginia	180	183
Tennessee	170	106
Arkansas	161	14
Virginia	158	553
Kentucky	129	109
Louisiana	124	94
Alabama	109	113
South Carolina	105	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical/Clinical Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Medical/Clinical Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical/Clinical Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	1,628
Occupational Therapist Assistant	1,018
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	454
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	136
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	28
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	20
Anesthesiologist Assistant	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.