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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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

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

In 2020-2021, 92 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Academy of Careers and Technology to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in West Virginia. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

About 94% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#2

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Martinsburg College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in West Virginia. Located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg, Martinsburg College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Garnet Career Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

About 92% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 8% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer County Technical Education Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Kentucky 129
Georgia 137
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 5 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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