Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in North Carolina
35 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,565 at Alamance Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in North Carolina earn a median of $103,220 a year across 9,240 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $46,480 | 6,640 |
| Phlebotomists | $43,330 | 5,410 |
| Surgical Technologists | $60,920 | 4,400 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $45,130 | 2,900 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $44,140 | 210 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (12 grads) | 17 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | $39,009 (12 grads) | 4 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (15 grads) | 10 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | $36,674 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (12 grads) | 7 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (11 grads) | 7 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,967 (14 grads) | 21 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | $6,692 | not published | 25 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
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.