LSC-O Medical Laboratory Technology Program Description

Program Description

Medical Laboratory Technicians are proficient in collecting, processing and performing analytical tests on blood and body fluids. Positions for Medical Laboratory Technicians are available in hospital laboratories, private laboratories, physician's office laboratories, health department laboratories and industrial medical laboratories.

The program is offered every even numbered year. Eighteen students are accepted through an application process. Students must have completed the following criteria before clinicals in the last semester of the program:

Background check
Color blindness exam
Hepatitis vaccinations
Current immunizations
Physical exam

Upon graduation with an AAS in MLT, students are eligible to sit for the national certification exam from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).

The Medical Laboratory Technology Program is accredited by the following agency:

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
5600 N. River Rd.
Suite 720
Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5119
Phone: (773) 714-8880


	Program Description Medical Laboratory Technicians are proficient in collecting, processing and performing analytical tests on blood and body fluids. Positions for Medical Laboratory Technicians are available in hospital laboratories, private laboratories, physician's office laboratories, health department laboratories and industrial medical laboratories. The program is offered every even numbered year. Eighteen students are accepted through an application process. Students must have completed the following criteria before clinicals in the last semester of the program: Background check Color blindness exam Hepatitis vaccinations Current immunizations Physical exam Upon graduation with an AAS in MLT, students are eligible to sit for the national certification exam from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). The Medical Laboratory Technology Program is accredited by the following agency: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) 5600 N. River Rd. Suite 720 Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5119 Phone: (773) 714-8880