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

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

28 Colleges
$42,124 Avg Salary
$14,491 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern College - Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Southeastern College - Charlotte is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in North Carolina list. WSSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Whiteville.

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Davidson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Cleveland Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Cleveland Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shelby.

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With a ranking of #8, Carolinas College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Carolinas College of Health Sciences is a fairly small public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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With a ranking of #9, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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