Medical Lab Technician
What is a medical lab technician?
The MLT Program at HCTC has three certificates: Phlebotomist, Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker, and Physician’s Office Laboratory. By completing the Medical Lab Tech courses below, you will learn proper techniques in venipuncture, capillary, and specimens’ collection processes, understand medical ethics, learn appropriate laboratory terminology, anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, interact with patients and medical personnel, maintain records, process specimen, perform safely in a lab, apply knowledge with venipuncture complications, and ensure overall quality assurance. This accelerated training program is provided by HCTC's Workforce Solutions department.
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What are my degree, diploma, and certificate options?
How Do I Pay For This?
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Additional Information
The Medical Lab Tech Certificate programs are 9 credit hours (completion will earn all three certificates).
- Tuition and Fees: $1,665
- Book, Tools and other Materials: $500
Learn about the many options to pay for college including the Work Ready Scholarship.
Phlebotomist and Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificates
- Demonstrate professionalism.
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Follow established clinical laboratory safety guidelines.
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Demonstrate effective written and oral communication with supervisors, peers, physicians and patients.
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Demonstrate an awareness of ethical considerations in making value choices.
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Carry out an established quality assurance program.
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Perform routine capillary and venipuncture procedures.
Physician’s Office Laboratory--Certificate
- Demonstrate professionalism.
- Follow established clinical laboratory safety guidelines.
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication with supervisors, peers, physicians
and patients.
- Demonstrate an awareness of ethical considerations in making value choices.
- Carry out an established quality assurance program.
- Perform routine capillary and venipuncture procedures.
- Perform minimum complexity testing in the clinical laboratory.
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PHB 170 |
Applied Phlebotomy |
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