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If you are intrigued with science, healthcare, have an investigative mind, want to get a job that is in high demand, get extensive hands-on-training, and obtain skills that lead to a broad range of career options, then the Medical Laboratory Technology Program at CSM is for you.
This two-year program, including one summer session, prepares graduates to work as a member of a diagnostic health care team as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT). MLTs perform routine and automated procedures under the supervision of a medical technologist or pathologist.
Tests that MLTs perform include complete blood counts, urinalysis, cross matching blood for transfusion, identifying pathogenic organisms, and chemical analysis of blood and other body fluids.
CSM’s program includes hands-on practice in a clinical laboratory. Graduates can apply to take the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification exam to obtain national certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician.
Medical Laboratory Technology, AAS
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The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Rd. Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119.
These additional resources are available for you to get a deeper understanding of the MLT program:
MLT students get hands-on experience at the following locations:
CSM has the following transfer agreements for the Medical Laboratory Technology program:
The following scholarship opportunities are available for students in the MLT program:
Graduation Year |
Graduation Rate |
Attrition Rate |
Graduate ASCP Certification Rate |
Graduation Placement Rate |
2013 |
100% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
2014 |
100% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
2015 |
100% |
0% |
83% |
100% |
2016 |
100% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
2017 |
100% |
50% (1 out of 2 students) |
100% |
100% |
2018 |
50% (1 out of 2 students) |
0% |
100% |
100% |
2019 |
100% |
17% (1 out of 6 students) |
100% |
100% |
2020 |
83% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
2021 |
100% |
25% (1 out of 4 students) |
100% |
50% |
2022 |
75% (3 out of 4 students) |
0% |
100% |
100% |
These two graphics illustrate the career opportunities for MLT Program graduates and the routes they can take to achieve them. Graduates should first sit for the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) MLT Exam. The career ladder then progresses with an ASCP MLS, four year degree, Certification. This can be obtained through two routes. MLT graduates are able to work in a clinical laboratory while completing an online or face-to-face bachelor's degree. CSM offers transfer agreements to institutions with MLT to MLS and life science degrees that enable graduates to take the ASCP BOC MLS Certification Exam. This certification opens doors to opportunities in and outside the medical laboratory.
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Admission Criteria (Technical Standards/Essential Functions): Student must be free of contagion and possess sufficient stamina and mental stability, with or without reasonable accommodations as may be required by law, to fulfill the requirements of the program and the customary requirements of the profession: