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2025 Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
343 Clinical Laboratory Technician Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in laboratory technician, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #193 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for laboratory technician students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 343 degrees in laboratory technician annually.

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Choosing a Great Laboratory Technician School

Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region The clinical laboratory technician program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Laboratory Technician rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for laboratory technician schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Laboratory Technician Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Clinical Laboratory Technician

The clinical laboratory technician school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Laboratory Technician in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical laboratory technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Clinical Laboratory Technician

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Madison Area Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in laboratory technician. Madison College is a large public college located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.

There were about 14 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Any student who is interested in laboratory technician needs to take a look at Ivy Tech Community College. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 28 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
15.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Milwaukee Area Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in laboratory technician. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MATC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 19 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH

Sinclair Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in laboratory technician. Sinclair Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Sinclair Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 8 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

CVTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CVTC is a great college overall.

There were about 10 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at CVTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH

Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #477 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cincinnati State is a great college overall.

There were about 10 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Marquette. This university ranks 35th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 15 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 15 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Located in the large suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 66th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 9 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Lakeland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stark State College
North Canton, OH
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In OH
63.6% Growth in Graduates

Stark State College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of North Canton. This college ranks 58th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 11 laboratory technician students who graduated with this degree at Stark State College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Laboratory Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best laboratory technician colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 138
Michigan 915 26
Illinois 870 53
Indiana 737 37
Wisconsin 672 87

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One of 12 majors within the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science area of study, Laboratory Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Technician

Related Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 1,415
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 1,000
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 259
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 223
Histologic Technician 65
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 40
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 31
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 19
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 14
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 5

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