Watertown, South Dakota · Public

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at Lake Area Technical College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

1.5% Program signal 27 Size proxy $15,979 Net price (all) $45,473 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 1.5%
Enrollment proxy: ~27
Schools with reported signal: 460

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 73.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $15,979/yr
4-year cost (est.): $63,916
Median debt: $12,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $45,473/yr
ROI grade (school): C

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 460 schools that report this field.

#351 of 460 on ROI Top 76% value

1.0× national avg concentration Bigger than 73% of programs

+$1,571 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $14,408

−$3,820 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $49,293

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,571 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,820 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 76% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.5% reported share · $1,406 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.1% reported share · $2,624 net A+

Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 1.5% reported share · $2,260 net A+ West Valley College Saratoga, CA · 0.3% reported share · $3,423 net A+ College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC · 0.6% reported share · $2,253 net A+ San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA · 1.2% reported share · $3,337 net A+

Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 0.7% reported share · $3,085 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at Lake Area Technical College, which is bigger than 73% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Lake Area Technical College's average net price is $15,979 per year, about $63,916 over four years. That is $1,571 above the $14,408 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $45,473 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,820 below the $49,293 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Area Technical College #351 of 460 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.