Contact: Pam Primrose, pprimros@ivytech.edu, (574)289-7001ext. 5401
If you like activities that have to do with ideas and thinking ... enjoy work that involves practical, hands-on problems and solutions ... like to work with data and detail, then you should consider a career as a medical laboratory technologist or phlebotomist. Med lab techs perform laboratory procedures and use quality control techniques to aid in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients. Phlebotomists draw blood from patients or donors for analysis or other medical purposes, assemble blood collection equipment, and reduce the fears of patients by explaining the process. At Ivy Tech, you’ll get the classroom instruction and practical experience in your chosen area that will make you successful on the job or in further education.
Ivy Tech is an open admission college; however, admission to the Medical Laboratory Technician Program is a selective admission process. Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to the program. Contact the Office of Student Affairs for enrollment materials and program admission requirements.
Degrees, certificates and specialties
Medical Laboratory Technician/Associate of Applied Science South Bend Curriculum 07-08
All classes are 3 credits unless indicated.Program descriptionThe Medical Laboratory Technician Program prepares graduates to work in a variety of health care facilities. Medical laboratory technicians perform laboratory procedures, define and solve associated problems, and use quality control techniques to aid in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients.Program optionsThe program results in an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Credits may be transferred to four-year institutions including Bethel College, IU South Bend and Indiana State University.Program admissionIvy Tech is an open-admission college. However, admission to the Medical Laboratory Technician Program is selective. Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to the program. Call the Office of Student Affairs for enrollment materials and program admission requirements.Employment outlookNationally, the number of jobs for medical laboratory technicians and technologists is expected to grow about as fast as average (10 to 20 percent) through the year 2010. In Indiana, growth is expected to be as fast as average for medical laboratory technicians and faster than average (21 to 35 percent) for medical laboratory technologists.Occupational areas• Physician offices
• Health clinics
• Hospitals
• Research laboratories
• Public health organizationsTypical duties• Test samples of biological materials and evaluate results
• Grow cell cultures using appropriate media and environmental conditions
• Prepare slides for examination
• Perform tests to determine blood type for blood transfusions
• Keep accurate records of medical tests
• Set up, adjust, clean and maintain lab equipment
• Operate automatic analyzersEarning, Medical Labortory TechnicianNational: Average wage $13.95 an hour
Indiana: Average wage $13.35 an hour
South Bend: Average wage $13.90 an hourEarnings, Medical Labortory TechnologistNational: Average wage $19.84 an hour
Indiana: Average wage $18.85 an hour
(Requires continuation of studies to four-year degree)Area employers of program graduates• Elkhart Clinic
• Kosciusko Community Hospital
• LaPorte Hospital
• South Bend Clinic
• South Bend Medical Foundation
• Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
• University Medical Specialists
Sources: Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center (ICPAC); surveys of program graduatesAccrediationThe Medical Laboratory Technician Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
