Clinical Laboratory Technician Program

Admission Procedure:

  1. Attend a Preadmission Conference
  2. Make application to SKCTC (If not already renrolled)
  3. Make application to the CLT/Phlebotomy program
  4. Submit high school diploma or GED
  5. Submit official transcripts from any and all post-secondary institutions attended
  6. Submit official ACT and/or COMPASS scores
  7. Meet program admissions standards as set by:
    • CLT Admissions Committee
    • Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
    • KCTCS Rules for CLT Admissions, Technical Standards, and Transfer/Readmission Policies
  8. Submit completed recommendation forms (distributed at preadmission conferences)

Students must complete all of the above requirements by March 1 in order to be considered for admission the following fall.  Specific admission standards are distributed at preadmission conferences.  For preadmission conference information return to the Allied Health main page and follow the link.

Program Description

The Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) program provides students with the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to work under the supervision of a registered clinical scientist or pathologist in a clinical laboratory, hospital, or other health agency

The CLT student learns to collect specimens from the patient and perform laboratory tests in all areas of the clinical laboratory to include immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, serology and urinalysis.

Students Enrolled in the CLT program must achieve a minimum grade of "C" in each of the clinical laboratory technician courses.

Upon completion of the program, the graduate is eligible for the national certification examination as a clinical laboratory technician.

Career Opportunities:

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2000 census, an additional 106,000 laboratory technologists and technicians will be needed by 2010 to meet the needs of a growing and aging American population. Currently, there are about 590,000 technologists and technicians in the laboratory workforce, but nearly 50% are 46 to 66 years old and will probably retire by 2010. The national average income for clinical/medical laboratory technicians is $39,343 per year. There are no significant differences in wages in rural vs. metropolitan areas.