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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #13 most popular major in the country with 18,884 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the clinical laboratory science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Butte County Regional Occupational Program the best school in the Far Western US Region for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Butte County ROP is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at National Polytechnic College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Far Western US Region . NPCollege is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lakewood.

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#3

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Out of the 37 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuesta College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#4

Premiere Career College

Irwindale, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Premiere Career College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Irwindale, Premiere Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Cabrillo College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #6, North Seattle College did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Northwest Career College

Las Vegas, NV

Northwest Career College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, Northwest Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Las Vegas College

Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Las Vegas, Las Vegas College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Career College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Alaska Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

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University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 519
California 1,447
Oregon 110
Nevada 464
Alaska 26
Hawaii 11

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 8,296
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,966
Laboratory Technician 3,429
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,193
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 822
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 319
Histologic Technician 245
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 184
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 147
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 72
Hematology Technology 66
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 44

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.

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