Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in clinical laboratory science at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

If you plan to be a clinical laboratory science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Technician	9

Related Majors

• Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700
Phlebotomists	1,140	$29,460
Health Technologists and Technicians	970	$36,900
Medical Equipment Preparers	290	$30,420

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.