Medical Laboratory Technology

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Health Manpower Shortage Program
This is a Selective Admissions program. Click here before continuing for more information.

Note: Admission to this program is competitive and selective, based on grades on prerequisite courses and general education courses. Applicants must have a minimum overall GPA at CCBC of 2.00. In addition, applicants must participate in an interview with the program director. This program is offered only at the Essex Campus. This program has rolling admissions.

All students in the School of Health Professions are required to conduct themselves according to an honor code, exhibit professional behavior, communicate effectively in English, provide proof of health insurance and immunizations, and participate in a criminal background check. They may also be required to submit to random urine drug testing at clinical sites. Students may also be required to incur the costs of these tests.

For more information, contact the Office of Selective Admissions in Room J 101 on the Essex Campus, call 410-780-6112, or go to http://www.ccbcmd.edu/selectiveadmiss/index.html.

Program Description:

The A.A.S. degree program in Medical Laboratory Technology is designed to prepare students to function in the highly complex arena of laboratory medicine. Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs) perform a variety of complex laboratory tests which play an important role in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of many diseases and in the promotion of health. They develop data on blood, tissues, and other human body fluids by using highly computerized and automated instruments. They interpret patient results, evaluate quality control test results, and maintain equipment in good working order.

The Medical Laboratory Technology program at CCBC offers the full range of clinical and didactic experiences for students who wish to practice as MLTs. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national Board of Registry examination given by the American Society of Clinical Pathology. The program is seeking accreditation from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.

The MLT program at CCBC reopened during the Fall 2007 semester. As the program reorganizes, it is expected that articulation agreements with regional four-year schools will enable MLT program graduates to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science.

Students who successfully complete the Medical Laboratory Technology A.A.S. Degree will be able to:

1. Perform routine laboratory procedures encompassing all major areas of the clinical laboratory -- hematology, chemistry, immunology, microbiology, urinalysis, and transfusion services;
2. Comprehend and follow procedural guidelines in the performance of laboratory tests to include pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes;
3. Recognize unexpected results and instrument malfunctions and take appropriate action;
4. Correlate laboratory findings to common disease processes;
5. Comply with safety procedures and ethical standards of practice;
6. Demonstrate professional and interpersonal communication skills with patients, laboratory personnel, other health care professionals, and the public;
7. Recognize continuing education as a function of growth and maintenance of professional competence; and
8. Prepare students to take the national certification examination offered by ASCP.

Partial scholarships from the U.S. Department of Labor are available for students in the program; guidelines and forms are available at: www.ccbcmd.edu/cbjtg or ask the Program Director.

Program Coordinator:

Program Director
Candice Grayson
CCBC Essex
410-918-4029 or cgrayson@ccbcmd.edu