Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in South Carolina
27 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $49,683 at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Medical Assistants in South Carolina earn a median of $41,160 a year across 12,110 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $42,120 | 8,070 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $44,840 | 3,050 |
| Surgical Technologists | $62,160 | 2,680 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $70,500 | 1,870 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $82,480 | 1,030 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | $49,683 (18 grads) | 8 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | — | $45,048 (36 grads) | 30 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | $13,087 | $43,798 (42 grads) | 54 |
| South University-Columbia Columbia | Associate's degree | $23,000 | $43,489 (538 grads) | 29 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | $40,551 (18 grads) | 22 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,874 (37 grads) | 31 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,715 (11 grads) | — |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,187 (23 grads) | 35 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (15 grads) | 17 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (42 grads) | 26 |
| Fortis College-Columbia Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $25,079 (723 grads) | 45 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | $9,842 | $24,035 (36 grads) | 34 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | $10,056 | $23,087 (24 grads) | 20 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,613 (62 grads) | 77 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,508 (11 grads) | 10 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $18,877 (51 grads) | 44 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 58 |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.