Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in California
46 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $57,318 at Mt San Antonio College.
What this work pays in California
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in California earn a median of $60,390 a year across 26,540 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $165,110 | 17,350 |
| Phlebotomists | $56,040 | 13,520 |
| Surgical Technologists | $81,310 | 11,920 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $61,370 | 8,720 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $47,410 | 1,630 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | $57,318 (14 grads) | 27 |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $40,467 (16 grads) | 22 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $8,971 | $32,569 (32 grads) | 27 |
| MTI College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $8,075 | $32,257 (119 grads) | 198 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale | Undergraduate certificate | $6,163 | $29,141 (60 grads) | 40 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | $3,166 | $26,254 (425 grads) | 51 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 406 |
| Agape College of Business and Science Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Central Coast College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 64 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 66 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| La Sierra University Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Regan Career Institute El Monte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Regan Career Institute El Monte | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.