Clinical Laboratory Technician

Clinical Laboratory Technician: A.A.S.

Dept:
Division: Health Sciences

    The Clinical Laboratory Technician plays a vital role in patient care by performing laboratory testing to provide diagnostic evidence of health and disease. Clinical Laboratory Technicians are trained in all major areas of the clinical laboratory, including hematology, immunology, microbiology, body fluids, blood banking, clinical chemistry and histology. Tasks performed by these professionals include examining microscopic specimens, cross-matching donated units of blood, identifying microorganisms in infections and operating computers and complex laboratory instrumentation.

    Employers include: hospital laboratories, physician offices, pharmaceutical companies, research facilities, the armed forces and veterinary clinics. Technicians may advance through education to levels of Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Specialist or Laboratory Director through earning a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree.

    This online program offers course content online, and in lieu of in person laboratories, students attend “preclinical” rotations at an affiliated agency to learn and demonstrate required competencies. Students also complete clinical training (360 hours) in hospital laboratories affiliated with the program to provide hands-on experience, as well as training for immediate employment. Preclinical and clinical rotations can only be completed at accredited institutions.

    Clinical Laboratory Technology at SUNY Broome Community College is a fully-accredited, clinically-based curriculum leading to the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. Graduates of the program are automatically eligible to sit for New York State Licensure and national certification examinations. In order to participate in clinical rotations, which are required to graduate from this program, students are required to submit proof of a current physical and up-to-date required vaccinations, including influenza and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Specific instructions about required documentation and deadlines are provided by the Program Director.

    No transfer info.

    Andrea Wade, Ph.D.
    Interim Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Technician
    Professor Emerita, Clinical Laboratory Technologies Department
    SUNY Broome Community College

    Erin K. O’Hara-Leslie, MS Ed., BS, CMA
    Interim Chairperson Clinical Laboratory Technologies (CLT) Department
    Chairperson/Associate Professor Health Studies
    SUNY Broome Community College

    Kimberly B. McLain, Ph.D., RN
    Associate Vice President and Dean of Health Sciences & Institutional Effectiveness
    SUNY Broome Community College

    Danielle Britton, MA
    Director of Training, Education and Workforce Development
    SUNY Broome Community College

    Julia E. Saur Peacock MS, SM, SI (ASCP), CLS
    Retired: Emeritus Professor

    Aaron Glass, PhD, ASCP(MB)
    Assistant Professor and Chair, Clinical Laboratory Science,
    College of Health Professions
    SUNY Upstate Medical University

    Kelly Cwikla, MLS (ASCP) SM
    Clinical Manager Microbiology
    Guthrie Lourdes Hospital

    Joseph Wawrzynski, MBA, MT(ASCP)BB, DLM CM, CQA(ASQ), CPHQ(NAHQ)
    Integrated Laboratory Manager
    Finger Lakes VA Healthcare System

    Mindy Moskowitz, Masters in MLT
    Director of Laboratory Education
    Catholic Health System

    Clinical Laboratory Technician Program

    The Clinical Laboratory Technician program at SUNY Broome Community College has been approved by the New York State Department of Education as a licensure-qualifying program for the New York State Clinical Laboratory Technician. Graduates of the program are immediately eligible for licensure in New York State, contingent upon the student submitting all application paperwork and fees. For further information, please visit the Office of the Professions.

    The Clinical Laboratory Technician program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) , 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont IL 60018. Phone: 773-714-8880. The Standards of Accredited Programs for the Clinical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Technician are available from the program office.

    Graduates of the program are immediately eligible for certification by the new American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), the recently combined certification agency of the ASCP Board of Registry and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA), among others.

    The issuing of the CLT degree, however, is not contingent upon the students passing any type of external certifying or licensing examination.

    Program Accreditation

    The Clinical Laboratory Technician program is accredited by:

    National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
    5600 N. River Road, Suite 720
    Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
    Phone: 773-714-8880
    FAX: 773-714-8886
    Email: info@naacls.org

    NC-SARA and Licensure Determination

    Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to determine whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. state where the institution is located, and the U.S. states where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment, as well as states where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the state where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified.

    The Clinical Laboratory Technician, A.A.S., Histological Technician A.A.S., and Histological Technician, Certificate programs at SUNY Broome Community College are registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State.

    Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that the above programs meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. States: AZ, CN, MO, NJ, PA. However, it is important to note that SUNY Broome Community College is not the licensure/certification authority in these states and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate. It is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. state for guidance on requirements and application processes.

    Below is the list of current clinical affiliates, location, and the programs they can typically accommodate. If you are currently working at a healthcare facility that would be interested in sponsoring students for preclinical and clinical requirements, the SUNY Broome Clinical Laboratory Technologies Department is more than happy to develop new affiliation agreements with them, however the laboratory manager would need to contact the department to start the process. Facilities interested in developing a new affiliation agreement should contact Rebecca Lawson at lawsonrl@sunybroome.edu.

    We cannot guarantee that a facility in your area would accept a student for all their rotations; therefore, you will need to travel to meet preclinical and clinical requirements. If there is not a clinical affiliate listed in your area, you will be required to travel to meet the preclinical and clinical requirements at any of our other institutions as determined by the college. If you are not willing to do so, we recommend that you do not apply until an affiliate is developed in your area.

    Site Address CLT HT
    Acupath Laboratories 28 S. Terminal Drive Plainview, NY 11803 ✔
    Adirondack Medical Center 2233 State Route 86 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 ✔ ✔
    Alice Hyde Medical Center 133 Park Street Malone, NY 12953 ✔
    AO Fox Hospital 1 Norton Avenue Oneonta, New York 13820 ✔
    AO Fox Tri-Town Campus 43 Pearl Street West Sidney, NY 13838 ✔
    Arizona Dermatopathology 9060 E Via Linda Ste 150 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 ✔
    Arnot Ogden Medical Center 600 Roe Avenue Elmira, NY  14905 ✔ ✔
    Auburn Memorial Hospital 17 Lansing Street Auburn, NY  13021 ✔
    Bassett Healthcare 1 Atwell Road Cooperstown, NY  13326 ✔ ✔
    Bon Secours Community Hospital 160 East Main Street Port Jervis, NY 12771 ✔
    Bridge Dermatopathology 560 White Plains Road, 6th Floor Tarrytown, NY 10591 ✔
    Brookdale Hospital Medical Center 1 Brookdale Plaza Brooklyn, NY  11212 ✔ ✔
    Canton Potsdam Hospital 50 Leroy Street Potsdam, New York 13676 ✔ ✔
    Catholic Health Services of Long Island Regional Laboratory Services 70 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, NY  11788 ✔ ✔
    Catskill Regional Medical Center-Garnet Health 68 Harris-Bushville Road Harris, NY 12742 ✔
    Cayuga Medical Center 101 Dates Drive Ithaca, NY  14850 ✔ ✔
    CBLPath 760 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook, NY 10573 ✔
    Central Vermont Medical Center 130 Fisher Road Berlin, VT 05602 ✔ ✔
    Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital 75 Beekman Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 ✔ ✔
    Chenango Memorial Hospital 179 North Broad Street Norwich, NY  13815 ✔
    Claxton Hepburn Medical Center 214 King Street Ogdensburg, NY 13669 ✔  
    Cleveland Skin Pathology 3737 Park East Dr Ste 202 Beachwood, OH 44122 ✔
    Cobleskill Regional Health 178 Grandview Drive Cobleskill, NY  12043 ✔
    Columbia Memorial Hospital 71 Prospect Avenue Hudson, NY 12534 ✔
    Columbia University Medical Center  620 West 168th Street New York, NY 10032 ✔
    Community Care Physicians 711 Troy Schenectady Road Suite 210 Latham, NY  12110 ✔
    College of Vet Medicine at Cornell University Cornell University S1 048 Schurman Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 ✔
    Dahl-Chase Diagnostic Services 417 State Street, Webber West Suite 540 Bangor, ME 04401 ✔
    DermDX, New England 1380 Soldiers Field Rd Ste 3800 Boston, MA 02135 ✔
    Dermpath Diagnostics 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 331 White Plains, NY 10604 ✔
    Ellis Hospital 1101 Nott Street Schenectady, NY 12308 ✔ ✔
    Elmhurst Hospital Center 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373 ✔ ✔
    Finger Lakes Health/Geneva General 196 North Street Geneva, NY 14456 ✔ ✔
    Focus Pathology Medical Laboratory 10 Pearl Street, 4th Floor Port Chester, NY 10573 ✔
    Garnet Health Medical Center 707 East Main Street Middletown, NY  10940 ✔ ✔
    Garnet Health-Harris Campus 68 Harris-Bushville Road Harris, NY 12742 ✔ ✔
    Glens Falls Hospital 100 Park Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 ✔ ✔
    Good Samaritan Hospital 255 Lafayette Ave Suffern, NY 10901 ✔ ✔
    Good Samaritan University Hospital 1000 Montauk Highway West Islip, NY 11795
    Gouverneur Hospital 77 West Barney Street Gouverneur, NY 13642 ✔
    Guthrie Clinic 1 Guthrie Square Sayre, PA 18840 ✔
    Guthrie Corning Hospital 176 Denison Parkway East Corning, NY  14830 ✔
    Guthrie Cortland Medical Center 134 Homer Avenue Cortland,  NY  13045 ✔
    Guthrie Lourdes Hospital 169 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY  13905 ✔ ✔
    Hematology Oncology Associates of CNY 5008 Brittonfield Parkway East Syracuse, NY 13057 ✔
    Histowiz 760 Parkside Avenue Suite 121 Brooklyn, NY 11226 ✔
    ICON Laboratories 123 Smith Street Farmingdale, NY 11735 ✔ ✔
    Interfaith Medical Center 1545 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 ✔
    Ira Davenport Hospital 7571 State Route 54 Bath, NY 14810 ✔
    Kaleida Health Laboratories 115 Flint Road Williamsville, NY 14221 ✔
    Kaleida Health Buffalo General Medical Center 100 High St Buffalo, NY 14203 ✔
    Kenmore Mercy Hospital-Catholic Health System 2950 Elmwood Avenue Kenmore, NY 14217 ✔ ✔
    LabCorp Syracuse 600 E. Genesee Street Suite 305 Syracuse, NY 13202 ✔
    Laboratory Alliance of Central New York 1304 Buckley Road Syracuse, NY  13212-4302 ✔ ✔
    Laboratory of Dermatopathology 80 Crossways Park Dr. Ste 100 Woodbury, NY 11797 ✔
    Lewis County General Hospital 7785 North State Street Lowville, NY  13367 ✔
    Little Falls Hospital 170 Burwell Street Little Falls, NY 13365 ✔
    Manchester Memorial Hospital 71 Haynes Street Manchester, CT 06040 ✔
    Mark and Kambour Pathology 16250 NW 59th Ave Ste 201 Miami Lakes, FL 33014 ✔
    Massena Memorial Hospital One Hospital Drive Massena, NY 13662 ✔
    McClain Laboratory 45 Manor Road Smithtown, NY 11787 ✔
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 633 Third Ave. 5ft Floor New York, NY  I0017 ✔ ✔
    Mercy Hospital of Buffalo-Catholic Health System 565 Abbott Road Buffalo, NY  14220 ✔
    Mercy Hospital--CHSLI 1000 N Village Avenue Rockville Centre, NY  11571 ✔
    Mid-Atlantic Pathology Services 405 Glenn Dr, Suite 10-A Sterling, VA 20164 ✔
    Montefiore Medical Center-Moses Campus 111 East 210th Street Bronx, NY  10467 ✔ ✔
    Mount Sinai Medical Center (Icahn School of Medicine) 1 Gustave L. Levy Place New York, NY 10029-6574 ✔
    Mount St. Mary’s Hospital of Niagara Falls-Catholic Health System 5800 Military Road Lewiston, NY  14092 ✔
    Muhlbauer Dermatopathology Laboratory 61B Monroe Avenue Pittsford, NY 14534 ✔
    Nathan Littauer Hospital 99 East State Street Gloversville, NY 12078 ✔ ✔
    New England Tissue Issue 1822 N Main St Ste 302 Fall River, MA 02720   ✔
    New York Cancer & Blood Specialists 1500 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station, NY  11776   ✔
    New York Eye, Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai 310 East 14th Street Room 317 North Building New York, NY 10003 ✔
    New York Presbyterian-Allen Hospital 5141 Broadway (at 220th Street) New York, NY 10034 ✔ ✔
    New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital 506 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 ✔ ✔
    New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center 630 West 168th Street New York, NY 10032 ✔
    New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital 170 William Street New York, NY 10038 ✔
    New York Presbyterian-Queens Hospital 56-45 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355 ✔ ✔
    New York Presbyterian-Westchester 55 Palmer Avenue Bronxville, NY 10708 ✔
    New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell   525 East 68th Street New York, NY 10065 ✔ ✔
    Nicholas Noyes Memorial Hospital 111 Clara Barton Street Dansville, NY 14437 ✔
    Northwell Health-various campuses ✔ ✔
    Nyack Hospital -Montefiore 160 North Midland Ave Nyack, NY 10960 ✔ ✔
    NYU Langone Dermpath-Grossman School of Medicine 222 E 41st Street, 25th floor, New York, NY 10017 ✔
    NYU Langone-Long Island Hospital 222 Station Plaza N Suite 623 Mineola, NY 11501 ✔
    NYU Langone-Tisch Hospital 560 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 ✔
    O’Connor Hospital 460 Andes Rd, Delhi, NY 13753 ✔
    Olean General Hospital 515 Main Street Olean, NY 14760 ✔ ✔
    Oneida Healthcare 321 Genesee St. Oneida, NY 13421 ✔ ✔
    Oswego Health 110 W. Sixth Street Oswego, NY 13126 ✔ ✔
    Pathology Watch-Phoenix 2222 E. Highland Ave., Suite 415 Phoenix, AZ 85016 ✔
    Pathology Watch-Port Charlotte 18316 Murdock Circle, Unit 106 Port Charlotte, FL 33948 ✔
    Pathology Watch-Salt Lake City 497 West 4800 South, Suite 201 Murray, UT 84123 ✔
    Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory 1314 N Macomb St Monroe, MI 48162 ✔
    Quest Diagnostics 1 Insight’s Drive Clifton, NJ 07012 ✔
    Rochester General Hospital 1425 Portland Avenue Rochester, NY 14621 ✔ ✔
    Rome Memorial Hospital 1656 Champlin Avenue Utica, NY 13501 ✔
    Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263 ✔ ✔
    Samaritan Medical Center 830 Washington Street Watertown, NY 13601 ✔ ✔
    Schweiger Dermatology Group 65 Broadway New York, NY 10006 ✔
    Sisters of Charity Hospital Main Street Campus-Catholic Health System 2157 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214 ✔ ✔
    Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph’s Campus-Catholic Health System 2605 Harlem Road Cheektowaga, NY 14225 ✔ ✔
    Slocum Dickson Medical Group 1729 Burrstone Road New Hartford, NY 13413 ✔ ✔
    Sophora Diagnostic Laboratory 79-18 164th Street Jamaica, NY 11432 ✔
    South Texas Dermatopathology 1122 Austin Hwy San Antonio, TX 78209 ✔
    St. Anthony Community Hospital 15 Maple Ave Warwick, NY 10990 ✔
    St. Catherine of Siena Hospital/CHSLI 50 NY-25A Smithtown, NY 11787 ✔
    St. Charles Hospital/CHSLI 200 Belle Terre Road Port Jefferson, NY 11777 ✔
    St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center/CHSLI 100 Port Washington Boulevard Roslyn, NY 11576 ✔
    St. Joseph Hospital/CHSLI 4295 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage, NY 11714 ✔
    St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center 301 Prospect Avenue Syracuse, NY 13203 ✔ ✔
    St. Mary's Healthcare 427 Guy Park Ave Amsterdam, NY 12010 ✔ ✔
    St. Peter's Health Partners 315 S. Manning Blvd. Albany, NY 12208 ✔ ✔
    Stony Brook University Medical Center 100 Nichols Road Stony Brook, NY 11794 ✔
    Stony Brook Pathology 1320 Stony Brook Road Building F/Level 2 Stony Brook, NY 11790 ✔
    Sunrise Medical Laboratories 250 Miller Place Hicksville, NY 11801 ✔ ✔
    SUNY Upstate Medical University 75 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 ✔
    Twin Cities Dermatopathology 9900 13th Ave N Ste 2a Plymouth, MN 55441 ✔
    United Health Services Hospitals--Wilson Hospital 33-57 Harrison Street Johnson City, NY  13790 ✔ ✔
    United Health Services Hospitals--Binghamton General Hospital 10-42 Mitchell Avenue Binghamton, NY  13903 ✔
    University of Rochester Medical Center 211 Bailey Road Rochester, NY 14642 ✔ ✔
    University of Rochester Medical Center-Highland Hospital 1000 South Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 ✔ ✔
    Westchester Medical Center 100 Woods Road Valhalla, NY 10595 ✔ ✔
    White Plains Hospital 41 E Post Road White Plains, NY 10601 ✔ ✔
    Wyoming County Community Health 400 Main Street Warsaw, NY 14569 ✔
    X-Cell Laboratories Of Western New York, Inc. 20 Northpointe Parkway Amherst, New York 14228 ✔

    Certification and Graduation Data

    ASCP Certification Pass Rates by Year

    Benchmark: The NAACLS benchmark for certification rates is three years’ consecutive results of graduate certification rates demonstrating an average of at least 75% pass rate on the ASCP-BOC examination for those who take the exam within the first year of graduation, as calculated using raw data from the most recent three-year period.

    Year # Attempted BOC Exam # Passed BOC Exam Pass % Within Year of Graduation
    2022191895%
    2023221882%
    2024201890%
    Average88%

    Graduation Rates by Year

    Benchmark: The NAACLS benchmark for graduation rates is three years’ consecutive results of graduation rates demonstrating an average of at least 70% of students who have begun the final half of the program who go on to successfully graduate from the program, as calculated using raw data from the most recent three-year period.

    Year # Starting Final Half # Continuing # Graduating Graduation % Attrition Rate %
    20223002687%13%
    202325*2*18*72%*20%
    202432*17*13*40%*6%
    Average*66%

    *= To be updated to include graduation data for students still continuing in the program at the time of data collection.

    Graduate Placement Rates by Year

    Benchmark: The NAACLS benchmark for graduate placement rates is three years’ consecutive results of graduate placement rates demonstrating that an average of at least 70% of respondent graduates either find employment in the field or a closely related field (for those who seek employment), or continue their education within one year of graduation, as calculated using raw data from the most recent three-year period.

    Year # Graduates Placement %
    202219100%
    202322100%
    202420100%
    Average100%

    The SUNY Broome Community College Clinical Laboratory Technician Program is accredited by:

    NAACLS
    5600 North River Road, Suite 720
    Rosemont, IL 60018
    773-714-8880 (phone) | 773-714-8886 (fax)
    info@naacls.org | www.naacls.org

    Contact Information
    New Students:

    • Admissions Office

    • 607-778-5001

    • admissions@sunybroome.edu

    Current Students:
    • Erin O'Hara-Leslie
    • Decker Health Sciences Center 217H
    • 607-778-5495
    • oharaleslieek@sunybroome.edu