El Paso Community College, Rio Grande Medical Lab Program: Pass Rate, Jobs and Local Pay
An AAS, MLT program in El Paso, 18 months, 4 semesters. 13 of its 13 graduates passed the certification exam over Dec 2024 and 2025 cohorts.
The Short Version
- Its certification exam rate (100%) is above the Texas program median of 90.0%.
- 86.7% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by NAACLS's measure.
- 100% of students who started finished the program.
These lines are generated from the numbers on this page and change when the data does.
How Graduates Do
NAACLS requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
| Year | Passed | Took the exam | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Graduates who passed a medical laboratory certification exam (usually the ASCP Board of Certification exam), as the program publishes it for NAACLS. Programs report a three-year figure or yearly rates; where only yearly rates are published we show the newest year rather than averaging them. Job placement: graduates who found jobs in the field or continued their education, as the program reports it to NAACLS.
What It Costs
El Paso Community College does not publish a total cost for this program. Guidelines list cost categories but no amounts. Ask the program for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.
For comparison only, not this program's price: the 5 Texas medical lab programs that publish a cost range from $845 to $11,000, with a median of $9,730.
Jobs and Pay in the El Paso Area
About 720 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians work in the El Paso area. The middle half earn between $40,220 and $67,200 a year; new graduates usually start toward the lower end. Texas expects about 2,450 openings a year statewide through 2034, from new positions, retirements and people changing jobs, with the number of jobs growing 15.6% (from 29,740 to 34,380).
Other Medical Lab Programs in the El Paso Area
Compare all 2 medical lab programs in the El Paso area
| Program | certification exam rate | Job placement | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Community College, Rio Grande (this page) AAS, MLT, El Paso | 100% | 86.7% | Not published |
| UTEP BS, MLS, El Paso | 73.1% | 100% | Not published |
Program Facts
- Credential
- AAS, MLT
- Length
- 18 months, 4 semesters
- Schedule
- In person with clinical rotations
- Starts
- Fall
- Before you apply
- BIOL 2404, ENGL 1301, MATH 1314 or higher, and MLAB 1201 before ranking.
- Entrance exam
- None listed
- Accreditation
- NAACLS, Accredited (NAACLS award Sep 22, 2023; next self-study due Apr 1, 2028; accreditation ends Apr 30, 2029)
- Leads to
- ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) exam, MLT or MLS
Sources and Dates
- El Paso Community College, Rio Grande program outcomes page, 2025-2026 MLT Guidelines (revised Fall 2025), placement as of Apr 30, 2026. Graduation 100% for students who began the final half (12 started and 9 graduated in the Dec 2024 cohort; 13 started and 6 graduated in 2025). Placement 100% (9 graduates) and 67% (6 graduates); combined figure worked out by us..
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (29-2010), May 2025 estimates.
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), checked Nov. 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Texas and metro areas (employment and wage percentiles), May 2025 estimates.
- Texas Workforce Commission, long-term occupational projections, 2024 to 2034.
Every number was checked against its source on Nov. 4, 2026. Spot an error? Report it. Program Outcomes is independent and not affiliated with any school or NAACLS. Our independence policy