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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for clinical laboratory science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Otero Junior College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Otero JC is a fairly small public school located in the town of La Junta.
Otero JC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,730 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Casper College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Casper College are $8,568 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Red Rocks Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $16,135 per year.
Red Rocks Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Aurora. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCA is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Aurora.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCA are $15,832 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,776 a year.
FRCC also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Colorado Mountain College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,820 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Colorado Mountain College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Pikes Peak Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PPCC are $15,714 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, PPCC also did well on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Aims Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,850 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Dixie State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the small city of Saint George.
Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,642 in tuition and fees each year.
Pueblo Community 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 medium-sized city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pueblo Community College are $16,275 a year.
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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 Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 310 |
Utah | 607 |
Idaho | 75 |
Montana | 12 |
Wyoming | 39 |
Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science
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
Most Popular Related Majors
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 16 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.
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