2025 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #40 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of clinical/medical laboratory science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 associate degrees in clinical/medical laboratory science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical/medical laboratory science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical/medical laboratory science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical/medical laboratory science students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical/medical laboratory science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in South Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science.

Top South Carolina Schools for an Associate in Clinical Laboratory Science

1

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science has to check out Midlands Technical College. MTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of West Columbia.More information about a associate in clinical/medical laboratory science from Midlands Technical College

2

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

10 Annual Graduates

Greenville Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in clinical/medical laboratory science from Greenville Technical College

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	58
Georgia	121	80
Florida	121	173
North Carolina	120	146
Arkansas	105	33
Tennessee	102	747
Virginia	97	74
West Virginia	92	40
Kentucky	90	60
Louisiana	80	46
Alabama	69	61

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Laboratory Technician	60

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,138
Allied Health Professions	425
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	172
Dental Support Services	99
Health & Medical Administrative Services	46
Public Health	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla. More about our data sources and methodologies.