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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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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.

The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

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

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College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 5 spot on the list. COD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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

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William Rainey Harper College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Kankakee Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Kankakee Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Kankakee.

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

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Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Parkland College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 88% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Illinois Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

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 26 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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