2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School for You
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #13 most popular major in the country with 18,901 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for clinical laboratory science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Otero Junior College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Otero JC is a small public school located in the town of La Junta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Otero JC are $6,563 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Casper College are $8,520 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 a year.
Red Rocks Community College also made our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Community College of Aurora helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCA are $15,369 per year.
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Colorado Mountain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,484 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Colorado Mountain College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Pikes Peak Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,403 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, PPCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for clinical laboratory science in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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Aims Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,418 per year.
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Dixie State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dixie State College are $16,986 a year.
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Pueblo Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.
Pueblo Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,958 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 19 |
Utah | 255 |
Idaho | 81 |
Montana | 9 |
Wyoming | 28 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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