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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 331 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which basic certificate 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.

Check out the clinical laboratory science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Contra Costa Medical Career College the most popular school in California for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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#2

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Healthcare Career College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Paramount, Healthcare Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Healthcare Career College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cuesta College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Women make up 97% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indio, RCOE SCE is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at RCOE SCE, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#5

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National Career Education landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Citrus Heights, National Career Education is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at High Desert Medical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in California. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 49 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at High Desert Medical College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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National Polytechnic College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NPCollege is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lakewood.

Of the 37 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at NPCollege, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Glendale Career College

Glendale, CA

With a ranking of #7, Glendale Career College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Glendale, Glendale Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of San-Marcos, PMI San Marcos is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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#10

Vista Adult School

Vista, CA

With a ranking of #10, Vista Adult School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Vista, Vista Adult School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Vista Adult School, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 74
Washington 53
Nevada 18
Hawaii 11
Alaska 10

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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