{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-90d1134c-f224-4e24-a7a9-823d2819d5c4","@type":"ceterms:AssociateOfScienceDegree","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-90d1134c-f224-4e24-a7a9-823d2819d5c4","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Medical Laboratory Technician"},"ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-4d6833c7-9c78-4ba8-aafa-786e301528c7"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"The Medical Laboratory Technician AS degree is designed to prepare a student for a career as a medical laboratory professional. The student acquires the technical expertise to perform a wide variety of laboratory tests that aid primary care providers in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This program is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Students must complete following after admission into, but prior to starting, the clinical portion of this program: physical examination and required immunizations, background checks (Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, FBI fingerprint check, and the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check), and drug and alcohol screenings. The student should consider this factor before enrolling in this program. If the student has any questions regarding this, he or she should contact the Program Director at (717) 780-1953.\\r\n \\r\n Students must be aware that even though the program begins in Fall, they begin classes for this major during the Summer term.\\r\n \n The Medical Laboratory Technician AS degree is designed to prepare a student for a career as a medical laboratory professional. The student acquires the technical expertise to perform a wide variety of laboratory tests that aid primary care providers in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This program is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Students must complete following after admission into, but prior to starting, the clinical portion of this program: physical examination and required immunizations, background checks (Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, FBI fingerprint check, and the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check), and drug and alcohol screenings. The student should consider this factor before enrolling in this program. 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