Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

Medical Laboratory Technology is a Diploma program taught at Western Piedmont Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

The Medical Laboratory Technology program at Western Piedmont Community College prepares students to work in medical labs by performing clinical procedures in chemistry, hematology, microbiology, and immunohematology. Students study specimen collection concepts, laboratory testing and procedures, quality assurance and reporting, and recording and interpreting findings from tests involving tissues, blood, and body fluids.

Completion options are offered in 4, 5, or 6-semester formats with fall and spring start options. Instruction is delivered in a hybrid format. All completion options require summer classes, mandatory on-campus class meetings, and a one-semester clinical rotation at a local hospital involving 40 hours per week on first shift at the clinical site. The program cannot be completed entirely online and requires weekly on-campus meetings.

Graduates are eligible to take the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Certification MLT examination. Students apply specifically for the Medical Laboratory Technology program, separate from enrolling at the college.

The minimum requirements for admission in Medical Laboratory Technology at Western Piedmont Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Piedmont Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Piedmont Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Medical Laboratory Technology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• High school diploma or High School Equivalency diploma.
• Eligible to take ENG 111 or higher with a co-requisite.
• Eligible to take MAT 143 or higher with a co-requisite.
• Schedule and participate in a personal interview with the Program Coordinator of the Medical Laboratory Technology program following the College admission and testing process.
• Meet with or without accommodation Essential Functions (available in the MLT program office) required to perform the tasks of a medical laboratory technician.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wpcc.edu/mlt/

• Hospital Laboratories & Diagnostic Laboratories
• Doctor’s Offices
• Blood and Organ Banks
• Nursing Facilities
• Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Companies
• Public Health Organizations
• Research Facilities
• Reference Laboratories
• Medical/Laboratory Equipment Sales Companies
• Travel Laboratory Technician/Technologist

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.