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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in California

48 Colleges
$48,668 Avg Salary
$11,149 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,447 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in California to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Contra Costa Medical Career College to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a degree in California. Contra Costa Medical Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Antioch.

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#2

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, CA

Out of the 48 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Healthcare Career College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Healthcare Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Paramount.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in California list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

#4

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 48 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, MTI College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MTI College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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#5

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The excellent programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in California. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. RCOE SCE is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #7, High Desert Medical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, High Desert Medical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at High Desert Medical College Report

#7

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

With a ranking of #7, National Career Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. National Career Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Citrus Heights.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at National Career Education Report

#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Loma Linda University Report

#10

Glendale Career College

Glendale, CA

Glendale Career College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in California list. Glendale Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Glendale.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 519
Oregon 110
Nevada 464
Alaska 26
Hawaii 11

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

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 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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