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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$4,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 470 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery Community College the best value school in North Carolina for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,538 a year.

MCC also made our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cleveland Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shelby.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland Community College are $2,602 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in North Carolina. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

A-B Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,832 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Whiteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern Community College are $2,600 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

Central Piedmont Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Central Piedmont Community College Report

Wake Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.

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Davidson County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCCC are $2,208 a year.

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Southwestern 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 #8 on the list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,229 a year.

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#9

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gaston College are $3,186 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Gaston College is ranked #4 for overall quality for clinical laboratory science in North Carolina.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FTCC are $2,564 per year.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 172
Georgia 464
Arkansas 433
Florida 1,238
West Virginia 201
Louisiana 572
Virginia 344
Alabama 155
Kentucky 403
Tennessee 1,027
Mississippi 119

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 11 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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