2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 787 people earned their degree in clinical/medical laboratory assistant, making the major the 606th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 428 clinical/medical laboratory assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical laboratory assistant. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical/medical laboratory assistant programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the clinical/medical laboratory assistant program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid.
Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a public institution located in Dover, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Tech is $8,824 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Lakewood, Washington, and it awarded 12 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid list, CPTC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,904 for Associate Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant students with aid per year to attend CPTC.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Cuyahoga Community College District is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dalton State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Dalton, Georgia, and it awarded 10 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid list, DSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,543 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid per year to attend Dalton State College.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wenatchee Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wenatchee Valley College is a small public school situated in Wenatchee, Washington. It awarded 13 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
WVC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,342 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid per year to attend Wenatchee Valley College.
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North Idaho College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. NIC is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees to qualified students.
NIC also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend NIC is $6,703 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid.
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University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 9 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid list, UMPI has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Presque Isle is $10,637 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid.
University of Maine at Augusta came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UMA is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 7 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,631 for associate degree clinical/medical laboratory assistant students with aid per year to attend University of Maine at Augusta.
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With a ranking of #9, Laurel Technical Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
LTI Sharon also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Laurel Technical Institute is $5,996 for Associate Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant students with aid.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Southwest University at El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s clinical/medical laboratory assistant degrees to 349 students in 2019-2020.
Southwest University at El Paso not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest University at El Paso is $17,814 for Associate Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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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%.
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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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