Lab Assistant

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Lab Assistant Overview

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.

Earn credit for prior learning! Do you have previous educational or work experience in the field? You could be eligible to receive credit for prior learning.

Career Opportunities

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Graduate Employers

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Just the Facts

	Lab Assistant 3 Credit Technical Diploma
	Program Length One Semester
	Delivery Method Face-to-Face
	Program Location Eau Claire, River Falls
	Start Months August, January, June

Bloodborne Pathogens

Students in this program should be aware of the risks associated with bloodborne pathogens. Learn more.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Students entering health programs at CVTC should understand the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDs, through saliva and blood with direct patient care as part of their education.

This exposure can be minimized or eliminated using a combination of engineering and work practice controls, personal protective clothing and equipment, training, medical surveillance, Hepatitis B vaccination, signs and labels, and other provisions.

All programs at CVTC comply with local, state, and federal infection control policies, including the use of standard precautions as stipulated by current CDC guidelines. Written policies and instructions on infection control protocol to minimize the risk of disease transmission is provided throughout the courses in the curriculum. Compliance of safety practices is evaluated throughout the students' clinical experiences to ensure a safe educational environment.

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Estimated Program Cost

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Term 1

624

What are estimated program costs? Estimated Total: $624

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Program Outcomes

CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking several questions related to employment. Here are the program outcomes and job data.

$43K Yearly Salary

Our recent Lab Assistant graduates reported an average starting salary of $43,079.

100% Employed

100% of our recent Lab Assistant graduates got a job in the industry.

23 Regional Jobs

There are 23 job openings in the CVTC district for the Lab Assistant industry.

Transfer

Credits to Other Institutions

Should you choose to continue your education after you leave CVTC, we have agreements in place with several institutions to ensure an easy transfer.

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Program Courses

These are a few of the courses you will take in this program. Courses and the recommended sequence change from year to year; once you are enrolled in a program at CVTC you will be given a recommended course sequence that outlines what courses you should take and the order in which to take them.

You may search for available courses. If you are ever unsure of what courses to take, talk to your academic advisor. If you are looking for course information for previous years, check out our past catalogs.

Here are a few of the courses you can take in the Lab Assistant program.

Sample Courses

Basic Lab Skills
This course explores health career options and the principles and procedures of basic tests performed in the clinical laboratory. You will utilize medical terminology and general laboratory equipment. You will follow required safety and infection control procedures and perform simple laboratory tests.

Phlebotomy
This course provides opportunities for leaners to perform routine venipuncture, routine capillary puncture, and special collection procedures. The student must be 18 years old to register for this course.

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