Program Goals
- Organize workflow using technology to produce efficient, detail oriented work and identify priorities and use problem solving skills to resolve these issues.
- Follow governmental, accreditation, and institutional guidelines in relationship to safety, infection control, confidentiality, and proficiency testing.
- Practice consistent quality assurance through precise performance, monitoring, analyzing, and documenting of all pre, post and analytical phases of quality testing.
- Collect samples; perform testing procedures according to standard operating procedures; operate, maintain, and troubleshoot instrumentation; and keep accurate records.
- Interact with patients, staff and colleagues, using tact, courtesy, and respect.
- Exhibit professionalism by adhering to institutional policies and practicing ethical standards as defined by accrediting boards.
Board of Certification exam pass rates:
| Year | *Certification Pass Rate | **Retention | ***Placement |
| 2022 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 | 67% | 90% | 100% |
| 3-year average | 83% | 98% | 100% |
*Those who sat for the ASCP BOC exam within first year of graduation
**Students who started the first half of the second year and completed the program
***Those who found employment (in the field or in a closely related field) and/or continued their education within one year of graduation
What is the typical salary for a Medical Laboratory Technician?
Starting salary varies with location and type of facility, however, the bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median range for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians as $60,780 per year.
Where can I obtain employment?
Medical Laboratory Technicians work in hospitals, research, veterinary, reference, physician’s office laboratories, emergency medical centers, public health facilities, American Red Cross or for industry. With additional education, jobs are available in areas such as education, sales, protein/DNA research, transplant, and forensic medicine.
Are you required to be licensed or certified?
Currently, there is no licensure for MLT’s in Ohio. After successful completion of Tri-C’s MLT Program, students may be eligible to sit for a national certification examination, such as that given by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). Inquire to the certification agency regarding specific eligibility requirements. The local medical facilities usually require that a medical laboratory technician be certified. Taking a certification examination is NOT a condition for being awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree.