Medical Laboratory Technology AAS Degree

You will graduate with knowledge and experience in:

• Clinical laboratory techniques
• Lab equipment maintenance
• Sample collection and storage procedures
• Results reporting and record keeping

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Medical Laboratory Technology students are required to complete background screenings, including a criminal background check, sex offender registry, child abuse registry, and dependent adult registry before participating in clinicals. The outcome may result in dismissal from the program and affect your opportunities to participate in the clinical setting.

You gain hands-on experience through more than 800 hours of clinical experience in 

• Chemistry
• Hematology
• Microbiology
• Urinalysis
• Immunohematology
• Immunology and Serology

Graduates are eligible to take the national certification exam from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

See our State Licensure Google Sheet to identify the states in which Hawkeye's Medical Laboratory Technology program requirements fulfill the state guidelines for professional licensure and certification.

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This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

Hawkeye has academic affiliate arrangements that allow you to complete the first two semesters of the Medical Laboratory Technology program at an academic affiliate college, then complete the rest of the program at Hawkeye. Academic affiliate colleges include:

• North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC), Mason City
• Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC), Calmar and Peosta

This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Services (NAACLS), a non-profit organization that independently accredits clinical laboratory science programs.

NAACLS
5600 N. River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
773-714-8880

* Graduation Rate: The percentage of students completing the program who started the final half of the program (defined as the start of the Fall semester in the second year).

To be eligible for acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Technology program, you need to complete at least one year of high school biology or a college-level general education biology course. You'll need to earn a grade of C- or higher.

Once you’ve finished all the admissions requirements, you’ll be considered for acceptance. We’ll base your acceptance on the date you completed everything.

If a bunch of students finish their requirements on the same day, we’ll check their GPA from the prerequisite courses to help decide who gets accepted.

As a Health student at Hawkeye, you’ll need to complete the same background checks as hospital employees. This check will include fingerprinting and look into databases like the sex offender registry, child abuse and dependent adult registries, and Medicare/Medicaid fraud. Depending on the results, it could affect your ability to take part in clinical experiences.