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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the clinical laboratory science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Alamance Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 24% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Davidson County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at DCCC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Piedmont Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. WPCC is a small public school located in the small city of Morganton.

About 82% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 75% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

About 90% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Sandhills Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

Women make up 86% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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Vance-Granville Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

Of the 10 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Vance-Granville Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Stanly Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southeastern Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Whiteville.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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