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Clinical Laboratory Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree

Program Description
The Clinical Laboratory Technology associate degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for technician positions in medical laboratories and related businesses and industries.  Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement.  The program emphasizes a combination of didactic and clinical instruction necessary for successful employment.  Program graduates receive a Clinical Laboratory Technology Associate of Applied Technology degree, have the qualifications of a medical laboratory technician, and are eligible for certification.

Program Length
A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for graduation.
A full time student can expect to complete requirements in 8 quarters.

Salary Range
Salary Range $24,000 to $30,000 annually. Within one year may reach as much as $36,000 to $40,000 with higher certification.

Career Opportunities
The clinical laboratory market includes hospitals, physician’s offices, clinics, private reference labs, research labs, forensic labs, and many other sites. Health care is experiencing increasing demand for testing services, while also experiencing a growing shortage of trained professionals.

Career Traits/Requirements
 People who are most likely to enjoy this profession are people who enjoy the sciences, like working with high-tech equipment, enjoy helping others, enjoy solving problems, like challenges, are accurate and reliable, work well under pressure, are great communicators, and have high standards.

Additional Requirements
Physical, TB Skin Test, Eye Exam (if not current), Hep-B, & Immunization Record

Entrance Date
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Program Courses

General Education

30

 

Area I - English/Humanities/Fine Arts

 

ENG 1101

Composition & Rhetoric

5

HUM 1101

Introduction to Humanities

5

 

OR

 

ENG 2130

American Literature

5

 

 

 

 

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

 

SPC 1101

Public Speaking

5

PSY 1101

Introduction to Psychology

5

 

 

 

 

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

 

MAT 1111

College Algebra

5

CHM 1111

Chemistry I

5

 

 

 

Occupational Education

90

SCT 100

Introduction to Microcomputers

3

AHS 104

Introduction to Health Care

3

BIO 2113

Anatomy and Physiology I

5

BIO 2114

Anatomy and Physiology II

5

CHM 1112

Chemistry II

5

CLT 101

Introduction to Medical Lab Technology

3

CLT 103

Urinalysis/Body Fluids

3

CLT 104

Hematology/Coagulation

8

CLT 105

Serology/Immunology

3

CLT 106

Immunohematology

7

CLT 107

Clinical Chemistry

7

CLT 108

Microbiology

8

CLT 109

Clinical Phlebotomy, Urinalysis, and Serology Practicum

4

CLT 110

Clinical Immunohematology Practicum

6

CLT 111

Clinical Hematology/Coagulation Practicum

6

CLT 112

Clinical Microbiology Practicum

6

CLT 113

Clinical Chemistry Practicum

6

CLT 118

CLT Certification Review I

1

CLT 119

CLT Certification Review II

1

Total Required Credits for Graduation

120

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