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2024 Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Southeast Region

84 Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,059 Clinical Laboratory Technician Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in laboratory technician, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #193 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 84 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,059 degrees in laboratory technician during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Laboratory Technician School

Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Southeast Region The clinical laboratory technician program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Laboratory Technician rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for laboratory technician schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Laboratory Technician Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Clinical Laboratory Technician
Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Laboratory Technician

The clinical laboratory technician school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Southeast Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Laboratory Technician in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical laboratory technician degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

12 Top Southeast Region Schools in Clinical Laboratory Technician

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in laboratory technician. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
65 Clinical Laboratory Technician Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in laboratory technician has to take a look at Miami Dade College. MDC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #891 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MDC is a great college overall.

There were about 65 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
South College crest
South College
Knoxville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
692 Clinical Laboratory Technician Degrees Awarded

South College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in laboratory technician. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

There were roughly 692 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at South College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
65.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in laboratory technician needs to check out Florida State College at Jacksonville. FSCJ is a fairly large public college located in the city of Jacksonville. A Best Colleges rank of #724 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FSCJ is a great college overall.

There were approximately 20 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL

EFSC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Melbourne. This college ranks 35th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 8 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at EFSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA

Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public college located in the distant town of Thomasville. A Best Colleges rank of #705 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Southwest Georgia Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 8 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Southwest Georgia Technical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in laboratory technician from Southern Regional Technical College

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

Albany State is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Albany. This university ranks 53rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 11 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Albany State in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA

Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 26th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 9 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at West Georgia Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
34 Clinical Laboratory Technician Degrees Awarded

Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Annandale. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 34 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA
62.5% Growth in Graduates

CGTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Warner Robins. A Best Colleges rank of #571 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CGTC is a great college overall.

There were about 8 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at CGTC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in laboratory technician from Central Georgia Technical College

11
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
43.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #978 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Delgado Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 16 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Delgado Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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12
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Memphis, Southwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 26th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 16 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Southwest in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
14 Marshall University Huntington, WV
15 Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
16 Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS
17 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
18 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
19 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
20 Davidson County Community College Thomasville, NC
21 Alamance Community College Graham, NC

Best Laboratory Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best laboratory technician colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 136
North Carolina 710 134
Georgia 690 76
Virginia 630 74
Tennessee 624 781
South Carolina 530 66
Kentucky 518 60
Mississippi 501 56
Alabama 500 85
Louisiana 489 46
Arkansas 466 30
West Virginia 410 40

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One of 12 majors within the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science area of study, Laboratory Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Technician

Related Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 1,948
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 877
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 215
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 199
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 117
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 98
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 60
Histologic Technician 53
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 21
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 15

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