Major: Career Studies / Medical Laboratory Assistant at Northern Virginia Community College


The Career Studies Certificate in Career Studies / Medical Laboratory Assistant is part of the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician program at Northern Virginia Community College

The program is designed to prepare personnel who collect, process, and perform selected tests on samples for medical laboratory analysis. Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLAs) work in hospitals, medical clinics, and reference laboratories. The curriculum includes learning experiences: on-campus, online, and, in partnership, with affiliated clinical laboratories. Graduates are eligible to sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) national examination to become certified as a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA).

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VCCS Plan Code:221-151-10
CIP Code:51.1004

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