2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 163 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 consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 schools for medical/clinical assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Medical/Clinical Assistant

1

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Kirkwood Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Kirkwood Community College

2

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Lake Area Technical Institute if you wish to pursue an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Lake Area Technical Institute

3

Central Community College
Grand Island, NE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant has to check out Central Community College. Central Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Grand Island.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Central Community College

4

Anoka Technical College
Anoka, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Anoka Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Anoka Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Anoka.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Anoka Technical College

5

State Fair Community College
Sedalia, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from State Fair Community College

6

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Hennepin Technical College

7

Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Mitchell Tech is a small public college located in the remote town of Mitchell.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Mitchell Technical College

8

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Dakota County Technical College

Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best medical/clinical assistant colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	48
Kansas	275	21
Missouri	210	26
Iowa	200	39
Nebraska	163	25
South Dakota	148	25
North Dakota	144	3

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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	444
Occupational Therapist Assistant	405
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	39
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	18
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	4
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	1

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.