Medical Laboratory Technology

Medical Laboratory Technology is a program taught at Wytheville Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Five-semester (two-year program)) options.

The Associate of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Technology is a concentrated program designed to prepare students for employment as Medical Laboratory Technicians. Students study microbiology, hematology, clinical chemistry, blood banking, immunology, body fluids, quality control processes, health hazards, ethics and confidentiality, and the relationship between laboratory findings and common disease processes.

The program uses coordinated practice and includes clinical experience provided in affiliated hospitals or laboratories. Students must maintain a minimum of a “C” grade in each Medical Laboratory Curriculum course. Clinical training requires required medical examinations, criminal background checks, urine drug screening, and appropriate apparel, with student responsibility for transportation to and from clinical sites. Upon completion, students are eligible to take a national registry examination for certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician.

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

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

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

Minimum Admission Requirements:

• Applicants must be high school graduates or the equivalent.
• A WCC application (including all high school and college transcripts or copy of GED by established deadline).
• Competency in English and Math – MDE 60 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.
• High school biology or equivalent (one unit) with at least “C”.
• High school chemistry or equivalent (one unit) with at least “C”.
• A 2.0 average for high school courses or a 2.0 cumulative average for all college coursework.
• Take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).
• An interview/information session with the program head or designee.

Additional stated conditions:

• All developmental courses must be completed the spring semester before entering the program in the fall of the next academic year.*
• *Students who have completed all academic requirements prior to the March 15 deadline will be admitted first.*
• **If the student has completed a minimum of 12 college credits that are included in calculating the college GPA (non-developmental courses), the 2.0 high school GPA requirement will be waived.**

Program requirements after admission include a complete medical examination (including a 2-step tuberculin skin test, a profile of medical condition, designated immunizations, and documentation of HBV and varicella status; chest x-ray only if the tuberculin test is positive), a criminal background check and urine drug screen, and signing readiness for essential non-academic requirements.

Competency in English and Math – MDE 60 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent. Take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wcc.vccs.edu/program/medical-laboratory-technology

• Medical Laboratory Technicians
• Hospital Laboratories
• Service Agencies
• Physicians' Offices
• Clinics
• Public Health
• Industrial Laboratories
• Pharmaceutical Firms
• Research Institutions
• Veterans Affairs
• Independent Clinical Laboratories
• Armed Forces
• Reference Laboratories

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