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

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

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

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #18 most popular major in Texas with 1,012 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas 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

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Weatherford College the most popular school in Texas for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Weatherford, Weatherford College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 90% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pima Medical Institute - Houston is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Houston, PMI Houston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. PMI San Antonio is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 88% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#4

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend RGV Careers. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. RGV Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Pharr.

Of the 65 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at RGV Careers, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - El Paso landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, PMI El Paso is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at PMI El Paso, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #6, St Philip’s College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. St Philip's College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 23 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at St Philip's College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Lamar State College - Orange landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Lamar State College - Orange is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Orange.

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McLennan 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 880
Oklahoma 144
New Mexico 214

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 13 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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