Medical Laboratory Technology Degree Program

NWHSU’s Medical Laboratory Technician program prepares you for jobs that fulfill a critical component of a healthcare facility. Technicians work under the supervision of physicians, lab managers or lab scientists to conduct lab tests on specimens. The work they do behind the scenes helps clinicians detect diseases or illnesses and determine treatment options.

Depending upon your interest and the medical setting you choose to work in, there are opportunities to specialize. These may include a focus on phlebotomy, microbiology, blood banking, immunology, clinical chemistry or molecular biology.

There is no shortage of healthcare settings that Medical Laboratory Technology school graduates can work in. These include hospitals, physician offices, urgent care facilities, health department labs, drug screen labs, research labs or independent labs. You may find yourself working quietly behind the scenes in a large hospital facility or on the front lines with patients in a physician office laboratory; with so many opportunities, the choice is yours!

Medical Laboratory Technology- Program Overview

This accredited Medical Laboratory Technology program requires the satisfactory completion of 75 credit hours, that includes:

• 30 credit hours of general education and core science courses
• 39 credit hours of core program courses
• 6 credit hours of clinical training

Type of Admission:

• Competitive program, priority deadlines

Program Length

• 6 trimesters (2 years)
• Didactic courses completed in trimesters 1-6
• 15 week internship completed in trimester 7

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Med Lab Technology Program Curriculum Highlights

• Students can come directly from high school
• Courses are typically offered in a hybrid format where some lecture and pre-laboratory activities are completed online at a time that works best for each student, while other lecture and wet-lab activities are completed on campus
• Students are responsible for collection and testing of various lab specimens including blood
• Program classes are often scheduled back-to-back, allowing students to progress through the curriculum at a steady pace while minimizing on-campus requirements
• Learn from highly qualified faculty using true-to-field techniques in our simulated laboratory environment here on campus
• Medical Laboratory Technicians perform extensive laboratory procedures that aid in the prevention, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease

Elective Opportunities
Although the core courses to complete the A.S. Medical Laboratory Technology program are set, students have the opportunity to choose from a variety of general education courses to complete the program

Med Lab Technology School Graduation Requirements

The Associate of Science (A.S.) in Medical Laboratory Technology degree is granted to those candidates who have:

• Satisfactorily completed the required didactic courses
• Demonstrated competency in clinical experience requirements
• Earned a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better
• Fulfilled all financial obligations to the University

Time to Complete Degree

• The Associate of Science (A.S.) in Medical Laboratory Science Technology is typically completed in 24 months. The schedule is flexible working around family, career and other obligations.
• From 7-1-19 to 6-30-22 Graduation rate = 85%
  • Exam pass rate = 100%
• From 7-1-19 to 6-30-22 Placement rate = 100%