Students get the hands-on skills they need to become a medical laboratory technician. They'll learn to perform routine clinical laboratory testing in hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, microbiology, serology/immunology, coagulation, molecular and other emerging diagnostics as the primary analyst making specimen oriented decisions on predetermined criteria, including a working knowledge of critical values. Communication is vital in this career and they'll obtain the skills needed for interaction with team members, external relations, customer service and patient education. Throughout their training students will also receive experience in information processing, training others and quality control monitoring.

Career Opportunities: • Clinical Laboratory Technician • Laboratory Assistant • Laboratory Technician • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)