Medical Laboratory Technician Transfer to AACC (MEA)

Advisor: Melanie Dunn · Phone: 410-386-8425 · Email: mdunn@carrollcc.edu

Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) play a crucial role in the healthcare system by performing a variety of laboratory tests that help diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases. It is an ever-changing and challenging career that you can take anywhere in the United States. 

In the MLT program, you will learn about the immune system, blood cells, and blood banking procedures. In the clincial chemistry laboratory, you learn how to diagnose bacteria in patient samples and analyze samples for drugs of abuse, cholesterol, and glucose. In your second spring term, you will rotate through four different hospital or clincial laboratory departments. Upon graduation, you will be prepared to take the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification natinal credentialing examination.