Associate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory Technician

Career and Technical Education. In keeping with the mission of the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC), the Medical Laboratory Technician program was developed to meet the increasing demand for highly competent medical laboratory technicians in rural and underserved areas of Missouri. The purpose of this associate degree program is to prepare selected individuals to provide accurate and reliable diagnostic testing results to the citizens of Missouri. We educate and prepare laboratory generalists to have the knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors that are necessary to be eligible to apply for the national certification examination as well as meet employer expectations in the community service area.

The MLT program at Three Rivers is part of the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC), and is coordinated through Moberly Area Community College.

Program Details

Each summer, a maximum of 30 students are selected to begin the program in the Fall. The professional year of the program (MLT coursework) is designed to be completed within 12 months beginning in August and ending the following July.

The MHPC MLT Program curriculum includes video-taped classes that are viewable online during specific timeframes and maintained in Canvas. Video lectures occur during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. On-campus lectures are only available at Mexico, Mo., and are no longer available at the Poplar Bluff location. On-campus lectures are three or four days in length with a three-day session during the Fall semester and a four-day session during the Spring semester. No on-campus lecture is required during the Summer semester. There will also be an off-campus clinical rotation component (3-5 days/week, fall, spring, and summer).

After all classes and clinical requirements are completed within the MHPC MLT Program, students graduate from their home campus and are eligible to take the ASCP-Board of Certification national examination. The MHPC MLT Program is full-time only, with courses offered in a specific sequence.

Program information is also available in the 2024-25 TRC College Catalog, starting on page 125.

Enrollment

Enrollment in the MHPC MLT program is selective. Students must complete all general education coursework PRIOR to entry into the professional level program. However, students can complete coursework in the semester prior to the start of the program; under these circumstances, program admission would be contingent upon successful completion of general education prerequisite coursework and maintenance of the required 2.5 GPA. Transcript evidence of satisfactory completion of general education/prerequisite coursework must be received with the application packet. Only students meeting all admission criteria and submitting completed application packets within the established time frame will be considered. The Application Committee meetings are conducted the summer before the start of the professional year. Admission decisions of the Application Committee are final. Applicants will receive a letter regarding admissions status following committee review.