Laboratory Technician at South College

Every laboratory technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical laboratory technician program at South College stacks up to those at other schools.

South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 5,171 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 658 students received their associate's degree in clinical laboratory technician.

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

South College Laboratory Technician Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technician
• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technician

Online Classes Are Available at South College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, South College does offer online courses in clinical laboratory technician for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

South College Laboratory Technician Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory technician progam at South College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory technician major at South College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Laboratory Technician. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Laboratory Technician Associate Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Laboratory Technician Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Online Laboratory Technician Trade Schools	1
Best Value Laboratory Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Laboratory Technician Trade Schools	5
Best Laboratory Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
	12
Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools	126
	154

Clinical Laboratory Technician Student Demographics at South College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory technician majors at South College.

South College Laboratory Technician Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of clinical laboratory technician associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

South College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in clinical laboratory technician graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	254
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	292
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

South College Laboratory Technician Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in clinical laboratory technician from South College in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical clinical laboratory technician bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at South College since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory technician at South College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South College with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory technician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

South College also has a doctoral program available in clinical laboratory technician. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Technician Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.