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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

106 Colleges
$5,393 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for clinical laboratory science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 15% Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUN are $4,320 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Coastal Pines Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Pines Technical College are $4,906 per year.

Coastal Pines Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,265 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.

Athens Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Georgia Technical College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,452 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southern Crescent Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Louisiana Delta Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical 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 #8 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also made our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Mena, UA Rich Mountain is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Rich Mountain are $3,816 per year.

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#10

Lanier Technical College

Oakwood, GA

Lanier Technical 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. Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lanier Technical College are $6,666 per year.

Lanier Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Southern Regional Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Georgia Technical College are $5,402 per year.

Southwest Georgia Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#12

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Arkansas Northeastern 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 #13 on the list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Arkansas Northeastern College are $4,138 a year.

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Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nunez Community College are $4,255 a year.

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South Arkansas 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 #15 on the list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

SouthArk undergraduate students pay an average of $4,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
17 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
18 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
19 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
20 Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR
21 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Kentucky 129
Georgia 137
West Virginia 92
Virginia 189
Alabama 118
Louisiana 155
Mississippi 112
South Carolina 91
Arkansas 136

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7,599
Laboratory Technician 4,185
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,912
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,108
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 982
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 280
Histologic Technician 243
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 220
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 106
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 78
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 46
Hematology Technology 41

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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.

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