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

16 Colleges
$41,718 Avg Salary
$23,814 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina with 240 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 29% are male.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $33,941 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Wake Technical Community College Report

Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Alamance Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Women make up 90% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from ACC carry an average student debt load of $22,339.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Alamance Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Davidson County Community College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

About 82% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Davidson County Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Western Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Morganton, WPCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Central Piedmont Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Central Piedmont Community College

Sandhills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at SCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,135.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from A-B Tech take out $23,252 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Vance-Granville Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Vance-Granville Community College Report

#9

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

With a ranking of #9, Stanly Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

Of the 5 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Stanly Technical College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Stanly Community College Report

Southeastern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Whiteville, Southeastern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Southeastern Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
Tennessee 895
Georgia 137
Kentucky 129
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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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