Medical Laboratory Technology
A partnership with;
Blue Mountain Community College,
Wenatchee Valley College,
Interpath Laboratory, and
Good Shepherd Hospital.
This program is designed to allow students to take their prerequisite coursework at Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) then continue their medical technology courses work (while staying in eastern Oregon) via distance education through Wenatchee Valley College(WVC).
Exciting opportunities await students who choose careers in science and medicine. One of the most rewarding medical career fields is medical laboratory technology. As members of the health care team, medical lab technicians perform laboratory test necessary to provide information for use by physicians in detecting, diagnosing and treating diseases. They are vital members of the health care team. Research has demonstrated that 85% of all clinical diagnoses are based in some way, on laboratory test results.
Your Path to a Health Care Career
MLT’s use a battery of procedures and computerized precision instruments including electronic cell counters, chemistry analyzers, pippetts, bacterial cultural media, flasks, microscopes and test tubes. They rely on modern testing procedures and proven principles of continuous quality improvement as they evaluate the composition of blood and other fluids, detect the microorganisms of infections, trace the enzyme levels of heart and liver disease, identify the unique antibodies of many diseases, and perform a fascinating variety of important services to medicine.
According to the current edition of the Jobs Rated Almanac, medical laboratory technicians are very high on the list of best jobs, ranking 18 in a list of 250 jobs based on salary, stress, work environment, outlook, security and physical demands. The mean starting salary for a Medical Laboratory Technician nationwide is $26,000 to $30,000 (according to ASCLS). In Oregon, the annual mean salary is almost $37,000 (according to US Bureau of Labor statistics). With the current shortage of laboratory practitioners, wages are expected to rise higher than average.
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