About MLT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Medical Laboratory Technology Associate in Science degree program is designed
to prepare the student for entry into the clinical laboratory setting as a medical
laboratory technician. As a member of the health care team, the medical laboratory
technician plays a critical role in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease
by developing data on blood and other human body fluids using highly computerized
and automated instrumentation. Medical laboratory technicians work under the supervision
of medical technologists or physicians in all areas of the laboratory, including chemistry,
hematology, serology, microbiology and transfusion medicine. The student will become
proficient in these disciplines of the laboratory through didactic and laboratory
sessions at the college, and clinical practicums at affiliated sites. Students who
complete the program are then eligible to sit for the board of certification exam
with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).