MLT Program Outcomes and PLA Opportunities
Medical Laboratory Technician Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are used as an objective measurable tool to evaluate the program. The LSC- Tomball Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program will assure program effectiveness by adhering to the outcome thresholds established by the Lone Star College Program Learning Outcomes process in student retention, job placement rate, and credential success rate.
Student Retention
The MLT program will strive to maintain an annual graduation rate of 70% or better with greater than 10 graduate awards conferred annually.
| Graduation Year | Students Entering Program (Fall Start) | Students Completed Program | Graduation Rate |
| 2022 | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - |
| 2024* | 23 | 22 | 96% |
| 2025 | 24 | TBD | TBD |
| 2026 | 22 | TBD | TBD |
*Values will continue to update until August of the following year. First Cohort graduated August 19, 2024.
Job Placement Rate
The MLT program will strive to maintain an annual graduate job placement or continuing education rate greater than 70%.
| Graduation Year | Graduates | Graduates Employed or Continuing Education in Related Field | Graduates Employed or Continuing Education in Non-Related Field | Unknow Job or Education Status | Placement Rate (does not include students with unknown status) |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024* | 22 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
*Values will continue to update until August of the following year. First cohort graduated August 19, 2024.
Credentialing Success
The MLT program will strive to maintain an ASCP Board of Certification overall attempt rate of 50% within one year of graduation with a
three-year pass rate of 75%.
MLT (ASCP)
| Graduation Year | Graduates Eligible to Take the Exam |
Graduates who Attempted within 1 year of Graduation |
Graduates who Passed | Attempt Rate | Annual Pass Rate |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024* | 22 | 20 | 8 | 90.9% | 40% |
*Values will continue to update until August of the following year. First cohort graduated August 19, 2024. Testing period still open.
Three-Year (2022 to 2024) Average Certification Pass Rate Percentage: 40%
PLA Opportunities
- Students can earn two hours of college credits for PLAB 1223 Phlebotomy with:
*Proof of current ASCP, ASPT, or AMT phlebotomy certification, OR
*Proof of current CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) certification through American Association of
Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Students can earn 29 hours of PLA credit for MLAB 1101, PLAB 1223, MLAB 1415, MLAB 1311, MLAB 1335, MLAB1231, MLAB 2434, MLAB 1227, MLAB 2431, and MLAB 2401 with:
*MLT certification through American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
**To earn their AAS, students with proof of MLT certification through ASCP would need to complete
the general education courses in the degree plan (ENGL 1301, PHIL 2306, PSYC 2301,
Any College Level Math, BIOL 2404, CHEM 1405, as well as the clinical courses in the
degree plan: MLAB 2360, MLAB 2461, and MLAB 2462