Laboratory Technology - Mercer County Community College

Laboratory Technology from Mercer County Community College is a Campus Associate Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Laboratory Technology is a career program that prepares students for immediate employment as biological or chemical technicians in governmental, industrial, or production facilities. Graduates have obtained positions at Johnson & Johnson, Exxon-Mobil, NJ Department of Health, Firmenich, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GE Astro Space Division, the NJ State Police Laboratory , FMC, Rheox Chemicals, Carter-Wallace, and elsewhere. Opportunities are best for those who have mastered basic principles of chemistry and are proficient in laboratory skills. While employed, technicians often find opportunities for additional study leading to a baccalaureate degree . Many companies will pay for this advanced study. Laboratory technology students may participate in cooperative education through which they can earn salaries as they earn credit and gain relevant experience. Co-op students often are offered full-time employment by their co-op employers. The successful graduate of the Laboratory Technology program is awarded an Associate in Applied Science degree and will be able to: maintain experimental records; prepare standardized solutions; use equipment such as electronic balances, pH meters, microscopes, autoclaves, and gas chromatographs; prepare microbiological media and transfer cultures; identify fungi and bacteria; conduct instrumental methods of analysis; conduct organic synthesis techniques; use the library and do literature searches; perform statistical calculations; employ good laboratory practices and observe safety procedures; use computers in technical applications and for data acquisition and treatment in the laboratory. View more details on Mercer County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.