The Medical Laboratory Technician, AAS Degree at Spoon River College is accredited by the:
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
5600 N. River Road
Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018- 5119
Telephone: 773-714-8880
NAACLS email.
All MLT program outcomes are based on NAACLS criteria.
Graduation and Placement Rates
According to NAACLS standards and guidelines, graduation and placement rates are to be compared to the NAACLS benchmark of 70% over a three-year period. The Medical Laboratory Technician, AAS Degree at Spoon River College received its initial accreditation in 2022, the same year our first cohort of MLT students graduated. Graduation rates, are based on those students who begin the second half of the program and complete it. Occasionally, students voluntarily withdraw or do not complete the program for a variety of academic and non-academic reasons. For placement rates, many students are hired immediately upon graduation.
Certification Exam Pass Rates
According to NAACLS standards and guidelines, the pass rate of our program is to be compared to the national pass rate and to the NAACLS benchmark of 75% over a three-year period.
BOC Pass Rate*:
*Three-year pass rate percentage is not able to be calculated at this time, due to the program starting in fall of 2020 and the first cohort of MLT students sitting for their BOC exam in spring of 2022.
Graduation Rate*:
Based on final half of program; in MLT 220, MLT 230 and/or MLT 240 fall semester.
*Three-year graduation rate is not able to be calculated at this time, due to the program starting in fall of 2020 and the first cohort of MLT students graduating in spring of 2022.
*Three-year attrition rate is not able to be calculated at this time, due to the program starting in fall of 2020 and the first cohort of MLT students graduating in spring of 2022.
Placement Rate*:
*Three-year average is not able to be calculated at this time, due to the program starting in fall of 2020 and the first cohort of MLT students graduating in spring of 2022.
