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Career Information for Medical Assistants in South Carolina

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in South Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Anderson, Charleston, and Greenville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach, and Columbia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charleston, Greenville, and Columbia

Salaries for Medical Assistants in South Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Greenville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in South Carolina are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in South 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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Brown Mackie College
Greenville

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

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

Fortis College
Columbia

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

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

ECPI University
Charleston, Columbia, Greenville

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.)

South University Campus
Columbia

South University (AU) provides online and campus based classes, which are all rooted in the foundation of excellence the school has been known for since 1899.

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

Medical Careers Institute
Columbia, Greenville, North Charleston

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 South Carolina

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

More South Carolina Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumterAssociate3,283
Centura College - ColumbiaColumbiaAssociate387
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorenceAssociate3,956
Forrest Junior CollegeAndersonAssociate115
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConwayAssociate5,800
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwoodAssociate4,880
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburgAssociate4,459
Tri-County Technical CollegePendletonAssociate5,223
Trident Technical CollegeCharlestonAssociate12,076
York Technical CollegeRock HillAssociate4,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for South 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

SOUTH CAROLINA

   
Anderson370$26,8501.9
Charleston1,860$26,3301.8
Greenville1,480$27,9801.3
Sumter120$23,3601.1
Florence280$25,1101
Columbia960$29,3300.7
Myrtle Beach270$28,1700.7
Spartanburg280$27,5200.7
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