The Medical Laboratory Technology Associate Degree in Applied Science program is offered at the community colleges through the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (SICCM). The student will learn the technical skills necessary to perform routine studies in areas of hematology, serology, coagulation, clinical microbiology, clinical chemistry, blood banking, and urinalysis. The medical laboratory technician will also perform patient venipuncture and will maintain quality control data.

The Medical Laboratory Technologist program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL, 60018-5119, (773) 714-8880.

It is the student's responsibility to be knowledgeable of the prerequisites of all courses.

MLT courses are cooperatively offered by SICCM. These classes could be scheduled at a site other than the Shawnee Community College campus.

Retention in the MLT program requires that the MLT student earn a grade of "C" or better in all MLT and natural science courses (Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, and Microbiology). The student must maintain a "C" average in all courses required in the MLT curriculum.

MLT students' grades will be reviewed by the MLT program director at the end of each semester.

Students may apply to only one community college for entrance into the program.