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

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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.

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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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Southeastern College - Charlotte to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Southeastern College - Charlotte is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 26% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southeastern Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in North Carolina. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Whiteville.

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#5

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gaston College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Cleveland Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Cleveland Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shelby.

Women make up 93% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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

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Davidson County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

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With a ranking of #9, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. FTCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
South Carolina 172
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 14 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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