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2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$5,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the 97th most popular major in the country with 17,129 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,047 and had an average of $17,559 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,148 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,725 and $14,674 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 98 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical/medical laboratory science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical/medical laboratory science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shoreline Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Shoreline Community College is a medium-sized school located in Shoreline, Washington that handed out 7 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Shoreline Community College also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Shoreline Community College is $7,221 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Shoreline Community College

#2

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Lakewood, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

CPTC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CPTC is $7,904 for far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Full Clover Park Technical College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Canyons. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at College of the Canyons, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Canyons is $4,088 for far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at College of the Canyons

#4

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

Mt. SAC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. SAC is $1,729 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

Full Mt. SAC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#5

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saddleback College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Mission Viejo, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students list, Saddleback College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $4,246 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend Saddleback College.

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#6

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

Kapiolani Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Kapiolani CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kapiolani Community College is $6,368 for far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Full Kapiolani CC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#7

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#8 in overall quality

College of Southern Nevada ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. College of Southern Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

CSN also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,806 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend College of Southern Nevada.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at CSN

#8

Grossmont College

El Cajon, California
#9 in overall quality

Grossmont College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Grossmont College is a fairly large school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 8 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students list, Grossmont College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grossmont College is $2,897 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

Full Grossmont College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 2 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students list, UAA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAA is $12,995 for far western us region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at UAA

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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