Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Oakton Community College

If you are interested in studying clinical/medical laboratory science, you may want to check out the program at Oakton Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and approximately 7,313 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

Oakton Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Clinical Laboratory Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Oakton Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in clinical laboratory science at Oakton Community College are white. Around 63% 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 Oakton Community College with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

The following clinical laboratory science concentations are available at Oakton Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakton Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	11
Laboratory Technician	8

Related Majors

• Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Phlebotomists	4,910	$36,090
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730
Medical Equipment Preparers	2,570	$37,810

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.