Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in West Virginia
16 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,568 at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in West Virginia earn a median of $60,300 a year across 2,400 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Phlebotomists | $39,250 | 1,530 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $51,580 | 760 |
| Surgical Technologists | $49,110 | 580 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $44,830 | 530 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $37,140 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Associate's degree | — | $37,568 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (15 grads) | 6 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center Foster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Marshall University Huntington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.