KMTC Medical Laboratory Sciences Courses – Requirements, Intakes, Study Duration
Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications
Higher Diploma in
• Blood Transfusion Science 1 year Nairobi Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Registered by the KMLTTB
• Clinical Chemistry 1 year Nairobi
• Haematology 1 year Nairobi
• Histopathology and cytopathology 1 year Nairobi
• Microbiology 1 year Nairobi
• Parasitology and Entomology 1 year Nairobi
• Virology 1 year Nairobi
• Blood Transfusion Sciences 1 year Nairobi
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences 3 years Selected Campuses Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physical Sciences, C in any one of the following: – Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics
Upgrading (from Certificate
to Diploma) 2 years Lake Victoria- (Full Time September) Certificate in Medical Laboratory Sciences. Registration by the KMLTTB
KMTC Medical Laboratory Sciences Courses – Requirements, Intakes, Study Duration
| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications |
| Higher Diploma in • Blood Transfusion Science | 1 year | Nairobi | Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Registered by the KMLTTB |
| • Clinical Chemistry | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Haematology | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Histopathology and cytopathology | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Microbiology | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Parasitology and Entomology | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Virology | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Blood Transfusion Sciences | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences | 3 years | Selected Campuses | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physical Sciences, C in any one of the following: – Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics |
| Upgrading (from Certificate to Diploma) | 2 years | Lake Victoria- (Full Time September) | Certificate in Medical Laboratory Sciences. Registration by the KMLTTB |