Watertown, South Dakota · Public
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at Lake Area Technical College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.5% reported program-share signal, $15,979 school-wide net price, and $45,473 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($15,979), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($45,473), and peer averages from 460 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 460 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. 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). Together, those evidence points place Lake Area Technical College in the top 76% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
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.