Career and School Info for Medical Lab Technologists in Texas

Schools Concentrating On Medical Lab Technologists

• Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at HCC, Central Texas College, Austin Community College District, and The University of Texas.

Fastest Response From Schools

• Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.

Student Body

• Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider UTHCSA, UTEP, UTPA, and Tarleton State University.
• Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Texas Woman's University and The Academy of Health Care Professions.
• Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Laredo Community College, Texas Southern, UTPA, and El Paso Community College.
• Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Texas Woman's University, El Centro, University of the Incarnate Word, and Texas Tech HSC.

School Setting

• Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Central Texas College, Southwestern Adventist University, Texas Southern, and Baylor.
• Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Southwestern Adventist University, Texas Southern, Angelo State, and Baylor.

Excellence

• SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at The University of Texas and Baylor.
• % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at The University of Texas, UTHCSA, Baylor, and Tarleton State University.
• Class Size: For small class sizes, look at MD Anderson, UT Southwestern, UTHCSA, and Texas Tech HSC.

Working as a Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist in Texas

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists, commonly referred to as medical lab technologists, help in the examination of urine, blood, saliva, and other body fluids and specimens that have been collected from patients. They perform these examinations with the help of a microscope and then analyze the results in order to prepare a report for the doctor in charge of the particular patient. Medical lab technologists also help in the cross-matching of blood samples for transfusion. Read a detailed Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist job description and schools overview.

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist may find helpful career related resources at Texas State Society of The American Medical Technologists.

State Requirements

There are no specific certificates or licenses that medical and clinical laboratory technologists have to obtain to work in Texas.