MLT

Overview

Are you interested in working in a medical laboratory setting? How about performing tests that help diagnose and treat disease? If so, you may want to become a medical laboratory technician (MLT)! The medical laboratory technician program at Lake Superior College in Duluth, MN provides the entry level knowledge and technical skills needed to work in a medical laboratory. MLT graduates leave the program prepared for the national certification exam.

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Skills & Knowledge

Phlebotomy (drawing blood)
Test specimens (blood, body fluids, tissues and cells) for abnormalities or diseases
Analysis in hematology, microbiology, coagulation, urinalysis, clinical chemistry and transfusion service
Internship with health care professionals – communicating test results and resolving diagnostic/testing inconsistencies

Plan Your Education

The Program Guide is a tool to help you map out how to successfully get your degree at Lake Superior College.

Program Guide

Pathway to MLS Careers

Goals and Outcomes

Program Goals and Outcomes

Articulation Agreements

St. Cloud State University

Are you already working as an MLT?

Final application date: June 1, 2017

LSC offers St. Cloud State’s MLT to MLS courses. Individual course plan is required. Contact Louise Millis at SCSU. Courses are taught by SCSU faculty through ITV on the LSC campus every Tuesday and Thursday.

Articulation agreement with St. Cloud State

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Contact with questions:
Virginia Haynes, MLT Director
(218)733-5952 v.haynes@lsc.edu

Louise Millis, MLS Program Director
(320) 308-5438 lmillis@stcloudstate.edu

Are you ready to take the next step?

Apply to the program

$14,000

Approximate total tuition & fees for MN residents to complete this degree.

Tuition & Fees

2 Years

The MLT degree may be completed in 2 years if prerequisites are complete.

Potential Career Opportunities

Medical Laboratory Technicians may work in hospitals, clinics, physician office labs, reference laboratories, and potentially in sales and quality control positions in the healthcare industry.