Meet Drew Mundy '24
A current student talks about career journey
Drew Mundy is a current student from Clearwater, FL. She discovered the MLS program during her freshman year at a STEM career fair held at FSC.
“I chose MLS because I have always loved working in the laboratory,” Drew said. “I use to be in a veterinary program [in high school], and I would always be near the microscopes, running all the urine and blood tests. I loved it so much! I also think it would be such a rewarding career to be able to help people behind the scenes.”
Drew is looking forward to her upcoming experiences. “My favorite thing about the MLS program is starting your junior year you get to take classes at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, and you get hands-on experience,” she said.
As she thinks about her future, Drew is very optimistic and sees many opportunities. “MLS allows for a lot of different career opportunities and advancements,” she said. “If you know you want to go into the healthcare field and you love being in the laboratory then I would definitely consider joining the MLS program. Also, MLS can be a great stepping stone to other career paths as well, such as pathologist assistant, or specializing in parasitology, hematology, etc.”
National Accreditation
Florida Southern College Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS), is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), with Five Years of Initial Accreditation. In addition, our Medical Laboratory Sciences Program is a licensed training program by the State of Florida.
Contact information for NAACLS
NAACLS
5600 N. River Rd,
Suite 720 Rosemont IL 60018-5119
Phone: 773.714.8880
Fax: 773.714.8886
Email: info@naacls.org
We graduated our first class in the spring of 2021. Information on certification, graduation and attrition rates for the program are listed below. Information on certification, graduation, attrition rates, and placements data for 2023 will be collected during the summer, and data will be provided during the Fall of 2023.
ASCP Certification BOC Rate
(within first year of graduation)
Class Year |
Rate |
Number of Student Pass/Fail |
2021 |
75% |
3/1 |
2022 |
100% |
4/0 |
2023 |
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Graduation Rates
Class Year |
Rate |
Number of Students Started/Graduated |
2021 |
100% |
4/4 |
2022 |
100% |
4/4 |
2023 |
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Attrition Rates
Class Year |
Rate |
Number of Students Started/Did not Graduate |
2021 |
0% |
4/0 |
2022 |
0% |
4/0 |
2023 |
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Placement Rates
Class Year |
Rate |
Students that found employment after graduation/Unemployed after graduation |
2021 |
100% |
4/0 |
2022 |
100% |
4/0 |
2023 |
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