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Career Information for Medical Assistants in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Wilmington, Asheville, and Greenville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh

Salaries for Medical Assistants in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Burlington, Durham, and Raleigh. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in North Carolina

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Kaplan College KHE
Charlotte

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

  • Programs: Medical Support And Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

ECPI University
Charlotte, Raleigh

ECPI University has offered many different campuses, as well as online, education for several different programs for almost 40 years.

  • Programs: Medical Support And Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Medical Careers Institute
Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh

Medical Careers Institute specialized in career training for a variety of medical careers. The school offers programs at more than a dozen campuses in Virginia and the Carolinas.

  • Programs: Medical Support And Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in North Carolina

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More North Carolina Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alamance Community CollegeGrahamAssociate3,925
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcordBachelor358
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead CityAssociate1,628
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanfordAssociate4,603
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth CityAssociate2,117
Craven Community CollegeNew BernAssociate3,032
Davidson County Community CollegeThomasvilleAssociate3,399
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboroAssociate1,687
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston SalemAssociate7,276
Gaston CollegeDallasAssociate5,718
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
Haywood Community CollegeClydeAssociate2,127
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansvilleAssociate1,118
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfieldAssociate4,145
Lenoir Community CollegeKinstonAssociate2,733
Martin Community CollegeWilliamstonAssociate755
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce PineAssociate1,472
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesvilleAssociate2,687
Montgomery Community CollegeTroyAssociate954
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboroAssociate393
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboroAssociate2,575
Pitt Community CollegeWintervilleAssociate6,499
Richmond Community CollegeHamletAssociate1,799
South College-AshevilleAshevilleBachelor133
South Piedmont Community CollegePolktonAssociate2,250
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarleAssociate2,390
Surry Community CollegeDobsonAssociate3,201
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphyAssociate1,079
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHendersonAssociate4,135
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboroAssociate2,988
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorgantonAssociate2,448
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboroAssociate2,476

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Wilmington650$28,6901.3
Asheville810$27,2001.3
Greenville270$27,5201.1
Jacksonville140$24,6901.1
Fayetteville400$21,6000.9
Hickory540$28,1200.9
Goldsboro110$23,7400.9
Burlington180$30,6100.9
Greensboro1,100$29,4600.8
Winston-Salem570$29,2400.7
Rocky Mount140$25,2500.7
Durham560$29,8700.6
Raleigh900$29,5900.5
Charlotte1,530$28,2800.5
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