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Laboratory Technician at Virginia Western Community College

If you are interested in studying Laboratory Technician, take a look at what Virginia Western Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Western Community College is in Roanoke, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 35 laboratory technician graduations were recorded at Virginia Western Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Virginia Western Community College

Distance learning is available at Virginia Western Community College. Among 6,332 students, 1,354 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,540 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Laboratory Technician graduates at Virginia Western Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Laboratory Technician graduates at Virginia Western Community College are 83% women (29) and 17% men (6).

Laboratory Technician Associate’s Program at Virginia Western Community College

Of the 7 associate’s laboratory technician degrees awarded at Virginia Western Community College, 71% were women (5) and 29% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Laboratory Technician associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Western Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 57% of Laboratory Technician associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Western Community College, higher than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Laboratory Technician Graduates

Those who complete Laboratory Technician program at Virginia Western Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Laboratory Technician graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$155,908
Histology Technicians	$80,721
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.