Medical Laboratory Technology
| Study location | Canada, Ontario, Barrie |
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| Type | Advanced Diploma, College |
| Nominal duration | 3 years, includes 2 Clinical Placements |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | MLBT |
| Tuition fee | CA$17,246 per year The fees are for the 2024–2025 academic year and include tuition (CA$14,504), health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change. |
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| Registration fee | CA$400 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$100) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy. |
| Entry qualification | High School / Secondary Education (or higher) To qualify for admission, you must have a high school diploma and have completed the following mandatory courses (or their equivalents):
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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| Language requirements | English If English is not your first language and/or you come from a non-English-speaking country, you must provide proof of your English language proficiency by submitting one of the following tests:
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Overview
Launch your health-care career as a lab technologist!
Develop scientific skills in clinical chemistry, microbiology, histology, hematology and transfusion science. Build your knowledge through lectures, labs and clinical activities.
The Medical Laboratory Technology program prepares students to become integral members of the health care team as Registered Medical Laboratory Technologists. Through a blend of classroom learning, laboratory activities and clinical placements, students develop the knowledge, technical and critical thinking skills essential to safely and reliably collect and analyze patient samples in a fast-paced clinical environment. Analysis of samples provides timely and critical information to support diagnostic decisions and to evaluate the efficacy of treatment plans.
Students in this high-tech health care program learn to operate sophisticated equipment to measure components of blood and body fluids through course work related to clinical chemistry and clinical hematology. They prepare cultures of collected micro-organisms for identification as part of course work in clinical microbiology, and prepare tissue samples for histological study. Through hands-on practice, students perform blood typing and cross-matching of blood to support blood transfusions within the clinical environment, learn to draw blood safely from patients, and develop other collecting techniques related to the profession.
This program is a great fit for students with keen interests in science, technology and health care, and a passion for solving problems. Students develop the organizational and technical skills to perform their work with efficiency, accuracy and precision in accordance with quality assurance guidelines for the profession.
Clinical Placement
This program includes a clinical placement component where you’ll get clinical experience under the supervision of an experienced registered or licensed professional.
Career opportunities
Graduates of this program may find employment in a variety of settings and roles, including the following:
- medical laboratory technologist in hospitals, private and public medical laboratories
- sales and service of equipment used in medical laboratories
- quality control technicians in a variety of industries
- research assistants, lab technicians in research environments, pharmaceutical companies
- public health consultancy