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2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

85 Ranked Colleges
1,116 Degrees Awarded
$4,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 4,637 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,459 and $16,288 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,116 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 85 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical/medical laboratory science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical/medical laboratory science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Southeast Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. West Georgia Technical College is located in Waco, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

West Georgia Technical College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,665 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend West Georgia Technical College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. FSCJ is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 19 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students list, FSCJ has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FSCJ is $3,916 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chattahoochee Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chattahoochee Technical College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,137 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Chattahoochee Technical College.

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#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Regional Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Southern Regional Technical College is a public institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students list, Southwest Georgia Technical College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $-884 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Southern Regional Technical College. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

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#19 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Vidalia, Georgia, and it awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,556 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Southeastern Technical College.

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#6

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, Georgia

North Georgia Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. North Georgia Technical College is located in Clarkesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $2,351 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend North Georgia Technical College.

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#7

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, South Carolina
#18 in overall quality

Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florence-Darlington Technical College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,725 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#9

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi

Pearl River Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $6,114 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

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#10

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

Indian River State College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Pierce, Florida. It awarded 11 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Indian River State College also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $2,003 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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#11

Meridian Community College

Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. MCC is a small public school situated in Meridian, Mississippi. It awarded 8 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,940 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Meridian Community College.

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#12

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana

Delgado Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Delgado Community College is $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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#13

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

Miami Dade College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

MDC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Miami Dade College is $4,842 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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With a ranking of #14, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students list, Southwest has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College is $4,931 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#15

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, Georgia

Central Georgia Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. CGTC is a public institution located in Warner Robins, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for CGTC is $1,954 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#16

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Central Piedmont Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#17

Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, North Carolina

Vance-Granville Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is located in Henderson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Vance-Granville Community College is $2,223 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#18

Halifax Community College

Weldon, North Carolina

Halifax Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Halifax Community College is located in Weldon, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Halifax Community College is $3,663 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#19

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi

Hinds Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 8 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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New River Community and Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. New River Community and Technical College is located in Beaver, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for New River Community and Technical College is $6,805 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#21

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

Reynolds Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 11 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $5,961 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

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#22

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina

With a ranking of #22, Stanly Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Stanly Community College is located in Albemarle, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $7,714 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend Stanly Technical College.

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#23

Alamance Community College

Graham, North Carolina

Alamance Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. ACC is a small public school situated in Graham, North Carolina. It awarded 16 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

ACC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alamance Community College is $15,869 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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Eastern Florida State College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. EFSC is a fairly large public school situated in Cocoa, Florida. It awarded 12 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

EFSC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,955 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend Eastern Florida State College.

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#25

Southwestern Community College

Sylva, North Carolina

Southwestern Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Sylva, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Community College is $5,354 for southeast region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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%.

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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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