The information session about Montgomery County Community College's Medical Laboratory Technician Program will be held July 11 at 2 p.m. in Room 2804, Health Sciences Center, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. Come and learn more about this rewarding career.
Explore your options in the medical health field by learning more about the rewarding career of a medical laboratory technician. Medical laboratory technicians use a combination of science, technology and healthcare skills to conduct tests for the proper diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.
Montgomery County Community College is holding an information session for its Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program on Monday, July 11, at 2 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center, Room 2804, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. For more information, contact Debra Eckman-Drabick, MLT Program Director, at deckman@mc3.edu.
The session will include an overview of MLT job opportunities, the application process, admissions requirements, laboratory experiences, required courses and transfer opportunities. The sessions will also include a tour of MCCC’s MLT facilities and a question-and-answer period.
MCCC’s nationally accredited MLT Program prepares students for careers in hospitals, commercial laboratories, physician office laboratories and pharmaceutical companies.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical laboratory technicians is expected to grow by 11 percent (faster than average) through 2030. In Montgomery County, currently 1,350 people are employed as medical laboratory technicians.