2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, clinical/medical laboratory science students earned 778 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 9th in the state.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for clinical laboratory science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois
Check out the clinical laboratory science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Rend Lake College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Illinois. Located in the rural area of Ina, Rend Lake College is a public college with a small student population.
Rend Lake College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 23 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.
ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,942 per year.
Harper College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.
Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at William Rainey Harper College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Land Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.
LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Lincoln Land Community College Report
The excellent basic certificate programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakton Community College are $10,446 per year.
Oakton Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois rankings.
Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Oakton Community College Report
College of Lake County 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.
College of Lake County undergraduate students pay an average of $9,842 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
College of Lake County also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois rankings.
Waubonsee Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Waubonsee undergraduate students pay an average of $10,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Waubonsee Community College
Moraine Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. MVCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $8,310 per year.
Southwestern Illinois College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year.
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Malcolm X College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Malcolm X College also is in the top 15% of our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking.
Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College Report
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 471 |
Indiana | 360 |
Wisconsin | 511 |
Ohio | 1,100 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Related Majors for Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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