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Medical Laboratory Technology

Medical Laboratory Technology is a profession that combines the challenges and rewards of both medicine and science.

Medical Laboratory Technicians perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures and work in both public and private laboratories serving the healthcare sector.

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians specialize in determining the presence, extent or absence of disease. They do this by performing a full range of routine laboratory procedures from simple blood screens to more complex tests to detect diseases such as cancer, coronary artery disease and diabetes.

The Registered Medical Laboratory Technician is an allied health professional qualified by academic and practical training to provide service in medical and clinical laboratory science.

Essential functions of a Medical Laboratory Technician

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Outcomes

Three-Year Medical Laboratory Technology Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Tyler Junior College MLT Program are qualified to sit for national certification exams sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) or American Medical Technologists (AMT). Program outcomes from the last three active years including certification rates, graduation rates, and placement rates are listed below as determined by guidelines from The  National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

Certification Rate: Data included for number of students who attempted and passed an MLT certification exam within one year of graduation, defined as number of students who graduated from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the graduation year.

Certification Rates

Graduation Year

2021

2022

2023

Three-Year Total

Number of Graduates

20

16

18

54

Number of Graduates Attempting an MLT Certification Exam

13

14

18

45

Number of Graduates Passing an MLT Certification Exam

7

13

16

36

Certification Rate of Graduates Attempting an MLT Certification Exam

54%

93%

89%

80%

 

Graduation Rate: Data included for number of students who began the final half of the MLT Program and went on to successfully graduate.

Graduation Rates

Graduation Year

2021

2022

2023

Three-Year Total

Number of Students Who Began Final Half of MLT Program

20

17

19

56

Number of Students Who Began Final Half of MLT Program and are Still Enrolled

0

0

0

0

Number of Students Who Began Final Half of MLT Program and Graduated

20

16

18

54

Attrition Rate

0%

6%

6%

4%

Graduation Rate

100%

94%

94%

96%

 

Placement Rate: Data included of respondent graduates who either found employment in the field or a closely related field or continued their education within one year of graduation, defined as number of students who graduated from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the graduation year.

Placement Rates

Graduation Year

2021

2022

2023

Three-Year Total

Number of Graduates

21

15

18

54

Number of Students with No Follow-Up Information

6

3

2

11

Number of Students Used for Job Placement Rate

15

12

16

43

Number of Graduates Employed

13

12

15

40

Number of Graduates Continuing Their Education

2

0

0

2

Placement Rate

100%

100%

94%

98%

 

 

Graduation Rate: Data included for number of students who began the final half of the MLT Program and went on to successfully graduate

Graduation Rates

Graduation Year

2021

2022

2023

Three-Year Total

Number of Students Who Began Final Half of MLT Program

 

20

 

17

 

19

 

56

Number of Students Who Began Final Half of MLT Program and are Still Enrolled

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Number of Students Who Began Final Half of MLT Program and Graduated

 

 

20

 

 

16

 

 

18

 

 

54

Attrition Rate

0%

6%

6%

4%

Graduation Rate

100%

94%

94%

96%

Placement Rate: Data included of respondent graduates who either found employment in the field or a closely related field or continued their education within one year of graduation

Placement Rates

Graduation Year

2021

2022

2023

Three-Year Total

Number of Graduates

20

16

18

54

Number of Students with No Follow-Up Information

 

5

 

4

 

1

 

10

Number of Students Used for Job Placement Rate

 

15

 

12

 

17

 

44

Number of Graduates Employed

 

13

 

12

 

15

 

40

Number of Graduates Continuing Their Education

 

2

 

0

 

1

 

3

Placement Rate

100%

100%

94%

98%

How to Apply

TJC is an open admissions college; however, acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Technology Program is limited. Acceptance into the program is reviewed by an Admissions Committee. 

Selective Admissions
MLT Application Packet
MLT Handbook
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For students in this program who may have a criminal background, please be advised that the background could keep you from being licensed by the State of Texas. If you have a question about your background and licensure, please speak with your faculty member or the department chair. You also have the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the applicable licensing agency.