Become a Lab Professional
Our Medical Laboratory Technology degree offers you a two-year program designed to provide proficiency and skill in medical laboratory technology. Starting pay for lab professionals is excellent, and our graduates are sought after by hospitals and clinics.
Degree PlanMedical Laboratory Technology
Medical Laboratory Technology is a profession which 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 health care sector.
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians specialize in work to determine 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 who is qualified by academic and practical training to provide service in medical and clinical laboratory science.
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Application Notice
The Medical Laboratory Technology Program application period is from January 17, 2023 to June 30, 2023. You must fill out both the 2023 MLT application and the Nursing & Health Sciences Selective Admissions Program Application. You can download these from this webpage or email the Program Director/Department Chair below for information.
All applications must be delivered in person by appointment only. See email and contact information below:
Zelia McGaha, M.Ed., MT(ASCP)
Department Chair/Professor
Medical Laboratory Technology
School of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Email: zmcg@tjc.edu
- Phone: 903-510-2367
- Office: RNHS 2.242
Rachel Miller, M.A., MLS (ASCP) cm
Professor
Medical Laboratory Technology
School of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Email: rachel.miller@tjc.edu
- Phone: 903-510-2010
- Office: RNHS 2.276
Check the program website regularly for updates.
Certification
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), American Medical Technologists (AMT), or other certifying agencies.
Tyler Junior College Medical Laboratory Technology Program currently has a 3-year average (2019, 2020, and 2021) of 83% ASCP Board of Certification pass rate for first time examinees, and 100% AMT pass rate for 2021 since the TJC MLT program joined AMT in 2021. The TJC MLT Program also has a 3-year average (2019, 2020, and 2021) of 100% graduation rate, and a 100% placement rate as determined by guidelines from The National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
Degree Plans
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Medical Laboratory Technology (AAS)
Our Medical Laboratory Technology AAS offers you a two-year program designed to provide understanding, proficiency and skill in medical laboratory technology.
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.
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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.