What's Medical Laboratory Technology all About?
Career Opportunities
Admission Procedure
Professional Opportunities
What's Medical Laboratory Technology all About?
Students considering a career in Clinical Laboratory Science should understand the challenges of medicine and science. The Medical Laboratory Technologist has the best of both worlds. The practice of modern medicine would be impossible without the tests performed in the clinical laboratory. A medical team of pathologists, technologists, and technicians work together to determine the presence, extent, or absence of disease and provide data needed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.
The MLT curriculum is designed to offer students the theory and skills necessary to work as recognized members of the health care team under the supervision of a registered Medical Laboratory Technologist. To prepare for a career as a MLT, students should have a solid foundation in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science.
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Career Opportunities
Medical Laboratory Technologists have an unlimited choice of practice settings, Hospitals, for-profit laboratories, clinics, physician office laboratories, public health facilities, business and industry all offer excellent job placement. The Medical Laboratory Technologist performs a full range of laboratory tests from the most routine to the most complex.
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Admission Procedure
Students interested in the MLT Program should contact the Program Director,
Duncan Samo, (361) 698-2820,or MLT Faculty, Kirk Newport, (361) 698-2825
to arrange for an interview. Application to the program is separate
from application to Del Mar College.
Applications must be submitted by July 15 for admission to the Fall semester.
Students needing to complete prerequisite courses during the Summer
semester, may be admitted on a conditional basis. All prerequisite
courses must be completed by the end of the second Summer session.
Students who complete all course requirements for the MLT Program will receive an Associate in Applied Science Degree as set forth by the College Catalog. The degree is granted after successful completion of all requirements and is NOT contingent upon student’s passing any type of external certification or licensure examination.
Catalog Description and Degree
Admission Checklist
Program Application -
(Can Be Filled In Online)
Professional Opportunities
MLT students are encourged to join the Clinical Laboratory Science Professional Organization. Membership to the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientist (ASCLS), also gives the student membership to the Texas Association for Clinical Laboratory Scientist (TACLS). Information can be obtained through the links page.
Upon completion of the Program, students are eligible to take a national registry examination from the American Society for Clinical Pathologist, Board of Registry, or the National Certification Agency for clinical Laboratory Personnel. Additional information can be obtained by going to the links page.
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