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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 139 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at MTI - Springfield, Illinois, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 62 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Malcolm X College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. LCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

Women make up 83% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Lansing Community College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Madison Area Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 77% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Madison Area Technical College Report

Northcentral Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southwestern Illinois College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#11

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at College of DuPage Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Butler Tech - D Russel Lee Career Center Monroe, OH
13 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
14 Apollo Career Center Lima, OH
15 Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 471
Indiana 360
Wisconsin 511
Ohio 1,100
Illinois 778

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

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.

  • 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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