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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,185 people earned their degree in laboratory technician, making the major the 193rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 312 laboratory technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 281 laboratory technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in laboratory technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their laboratory technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory technician students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Turtle Mountain Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region. Turtle Mountain Community College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belcourt, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hibbing Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hibbing Community College is a public institution located in Hibbing, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory technician students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Plains Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Mid-Plains Community College is located in North Platte, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to qualified students.
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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Lake Area Technical Institute is a public institution located in Watertown, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mitchell Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mitchell Tech is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Manhattan Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. MATC is a small school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 7 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Barton County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Great Bend, Kansas, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory technician students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 13 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Hennepin Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College Laboratory Technician Report
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Seward County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Seward County Community College is a small school located in Liberal, Kansas that handed out 4 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Paul College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory technician students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Alexandria, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Alexandria Technical & Community College Laboratory Technician Report
Bismarck State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to qualified students.
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Iowa Central Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 8 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. LSC is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to qualified students.
Three Rivers College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Three Rivers College is a public institution located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Technician Major in the Plains States Region list. Western Nebraska Community College is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s clinical laboratory technician degrees to qualified students.
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