Clinical Laboratory Technician - Community College of Philadelphia

Clinical Laboratory Technician from Community College of Philadelphia is a Campus Associate Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Clinical Laboratory Technician curriculum prepares students for positions as technicians in hospital laboratories, physician offices, pharmaceutical companies, private laboratories or other types of clinical laboratory facilities. Under appropriate supervision, technicians perform clinical laboratory procedures in chemistry, blood banking, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation and other areas of the clinical laboratory, developing data used by a physician to determine the presence and extent of disease as well as monitoring the patient's treatment. The student will spend time in clinical laboratories during their course of study to become familiar with the instrumen-tation, workload, and day-to-day operations of the clinical laboratory . Program Entry Requirements: Admission is selective and requires that potential students fulfill all College admission requirements. Applicants for the Program must have: 1. High school diploma or general education diploma (GED). 2. High school biology chemistry, and two units of college preparatory math or their applicable equivalents within the last 10 years with a grade of ?C? or better. 3. Applicants must demonstrate readiness for English 101 and Math 118 as determined by the College's placement tests or by successfully completing identified developmental course work. 4. Results of a physical examination, TB tests and immunizations must be on file prior to beginning any Clinical Laboratory Technician classes. Health problems which would interfere with the applicant's ability to meet program objectives will be dealt with on an individual basis. 5. Second year students must receive a second TB test prior to the start of their second year in the program. 6. All students must show proof of health insurance prior to the start of each semester. 7. Applicants must obtain a Criminal Record Check and a Child Abuse Clearance prior to entering the program. The following guidelines are used in making decisions about an applicant's criminal and child abuse background. View more details on Community College of Philadelphia . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.