Erwin Technical College Medical Laboratory Science (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
- Public college
- Tampa, FL
- About 24 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Erwin Technical College medical laboratory science graduates earn more than graduates of most medical laboratory science programs nationally, $41,375 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $16,500 in federal loans, more than at 83% of medical laboratory science programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying medical laboratory science programs in Florida.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all medical laboratory science certificate programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida medical laboratory science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $175 a month, or 5.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
90% of graduates (27 of 30) were working in Florida one year after graduating. Prices in the Tampa area are about 1% above the national average, so a $41,375 salary here buys what about $41,010 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to medical laboratory science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
$60,510Median pay in Florida. 25,790 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Phlebotomists
$40,230Median pay in Florida. 10,220 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Surgical Technologists
$62,440Median pay in Florida. 9,120 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Medical Equipment Preparers
$45,890Median pay in Florida. 5,250 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About Erwin Technical College
Medical Laboratory Science ranks 3rd of 11 certificate programs at Erwin Technical College by first-year earnings. The top three are Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($45,024), Practical Nursing ($42,515), and Medical Laboratory Science ($41,375).
Other medical laboratory science certificate programs near Tampa
Common questions
The median graduate earns $41,375 one year after graduating. The median across medical laboratory science certificate programs in Florida is $26,579.
The median federal loan balance is $16,500, which ranks 7th lowest of 7 medical laboratory science certificate programs in Florida. That works out to about $175 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 40% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 35%. Compare the cost with other Florida programs before deciding.
Most do. 90% (27 of 30) were working in Florida one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the medical laboratory science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024