Medical Laboratory Technology
- Admission Criteria
- Mission and Goals
- MLT Student Handbook & Clinical Practicum Manual
- Medical Laboratory Active Clinical Affiliate Contacts
- Program Accreditation Statement
- Columbia State MLT Program Outcomes
- Med Lab Program Estimated Cost Sheet
- Med Lab Program Sample Schedule
The medical laboratory technician has diverse and multi‐level functions in the areas of collecting, processing, and analyzing biological specimens and other substances, principles and methodologies, performance of assays, problem solving, troubleshooting techniques, significance of clinical procedures and results, principles and practices of quality assessment, for all major areas practiced in the contemporary clinical laboratory.
How long is the program? Columbia State’s program is designed with a focus on general education/foundation courses Fall/Spring of the first academic year. A new cohort of students will start the intense sequence of core courses each summer for three semesters (12 months.)
The program provides: A competency based classroom & clinical experience which provides students with the tools for licensure examination success, gainful in-field employment, and career satisfaction.
How’s the job market? The demand for entry-level MLTs is strong across the region.
Med Lab Courses
Major Restricted - Students must be formally admitted to the program, in addition to college admission, to be eligible to take discipline courses.
- MLAB 1301 - Intro to Medical Laboratory Loading...
- MLAB 1310 - Practicum I Loading...
- MLAB 1320 - Practicum II Loading...
- MLAB 2130 - Seminar I Loading...
- MLAB 2201 - Clinical Immunology Loading...
- MLAB 2202 - Urinalysis/Body Fluids Loading...
- MLAB 2301 - Blood Bank Loading...
- MLAB 2310 - Practicum III Loading...
- MLAB 2401 - Clinical Chemistry Loading...
- MLAB 2402 - Hematology Loading...
- MLAB 2403 - Clinical Microbiology Loading...
- MLAB 2420 - Practicum IV Loading...