Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at South College

What traits are you looking for in a clinical laboratory science school? To help you decide if South College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical laboratory science program.

South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,171. Of the 326 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South College in 2021, 34 of them were clinical/medical laboratory science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science section at the bottom of this page.

South College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at South College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South College offers distance education options for clinical laboratory science at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

South College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical laboratory science programs across the country. The following shows how South College performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at South College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	1
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	1
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	1
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	7
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	125
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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at South College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at South College.

South College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

South College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in clinical laboratory science graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South College with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	254
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	292
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

South College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science from South College in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at South College since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at South College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South College with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

South College also has a doctoral program available in clinical laboratory science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

The following clinical laboratory science concentations are available at South College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Technician	692

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for South College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860
Phlebotomists	2,240	$30,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,060	$64,010
Medical Equipment Preparers	940	$32,480

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.