Undergraduate Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Houston Community College

Here is an overview of this program at HCC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. At its best it places at #3 out of 11 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

HCC Undergraduate Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

#68 in the U.S.

#8 in Texas

#11 in the Southwest Region

College Factual rates HCC as a strong choice for clinical/medical laboratory science, ranked #68 out of 218 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	68 of 218
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Texas	8 of 21
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southwest Region	11 of 33

Undergraduate Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees at HCC

Here is each degree level available for clinical/medical laboratory science at HCC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	19

HCC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Houston Community College awarded 19 associate’s degrees in clinical/medical laboratory science.

Associate’s Rankings

HCC is in the top 15% of the country for clinical/medical laboratory science at the associate’s level. Its best result was #3 out of 11 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Texas	3
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	23

HCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$2,040 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$16,250 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,904	$3,624
Fees	$1,248	$1,836

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Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 21% of clinical/medical laboratory science associate’s degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

The largest share of clinical/medical laboratory science associate’s degree graduates at HCC were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 47% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Houston Community College with a associate’s in clinical/medical laboratory science.

Ethnic diversity of Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science majors at Houston Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician (Associate’s)

HCC conferred 10 associate’s degrees in clinical/medical laboratory technician in the latest year of data — 100% to women and 0% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (70%).

Histologic Technician (Associate’s)

HCC conferred 9 associate’s degrees in histologic technician in the latest year of data — 56% to women and 44% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (22%).

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.