Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Ozarks Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying clinical/medical laboratory science, you may want to check out the program at Ozarks Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science section at the bottom of this page.

OTC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

OTC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at OTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at Ozarks Technical Community College.

OTC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

71% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in clinical laboratory science only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at OTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in clinical laboratory science at OTC are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

If you plan to be a clinical laboratory science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ozarks Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Technician	6

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Phlebotomists	2,700	$31,320
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580
Surgical Technologists	1,950	$43,070
Medical Equipment Preparers	1,540	$32,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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