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Career Area: Health Science
Technical Diploma
Program Number: 30-513-4
Approximately Less Than 1 Year to Complete
This is based on full-time enrollment. Actual time to completion may vary based on the availability of courses a college offers and the number of credits the student takes in any given time period.
Credit Program
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Lab Assistant Careers

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Lab Assistant

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Lab Assistant Programs

Start your career in healthcare with CVTC’s new fast, affordable Lab Assistant technical diploma! In this crucial profession, you will collect and prepare critical medical samples and communicate information to patients and providers.

Get hands-on experience with laboratory equipment, learn medical terminology, and study safety procedures. In only one semester, you will gain experience receiving, examining, and analyzing specimens in a laboratory, capturing data, and coordinating the distribution of results for both client and healthcare requests.

If you are organized, can multi-task, and hold yourself to a high level of accuracy, this rewarding career has many job openings in our area, and you will be in high demand.

Note: To gain employment, a high school diploma or GED and a criminal background check will be required by the employer.

Lab Assistant Part of a Career Pathway Program Transfers Offered completely online Shared Program
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