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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Howard Community College

If you plan to study clinical/medical laboratory science, take a look at what Howard Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 students received their associate's degree in clinical laboratory science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science section at the bottom of this page.

HCC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

HCC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at HCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at Howard Community College.

HCC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

73% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in clinical laboratory science only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in clinical laboratory science graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard Community College with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Technician	11

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Careers That Clinical Laboratory Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Phlebotomists	2,790	$39,760
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,000	$44,590
Surgical Technologists	1,710	$56,130
Medical Equipment Preparers	1,130	$42,160
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	720	$44,310

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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