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*:

Item Description202220232024
Detail202220232024
Number of graduates344
Number who sat for BOC within 1 year33-
Number who passed BOC within 1 year22-
% passed67%67%%
National average77%78.54%%

*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.

Item Description202220232024
Detail202220232024
Number who began final half344
Number who began final half and graduated344
Number who graduated within 1-1/2 years from the final half000
Graduation rate100%100%100%

*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*:

Item Description202220232024
Detail202220232024
Number of graduates who responded23-
Number employed in related field22-
Number continued education00-
Placement rate100%67%%

*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.

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