{"id":2380,"date":"2026-06-17T12:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cmp\/?page_id=2380"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:20:16","slug":"chemistry-laboratory-technician","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cmp\/chemistry-laboratory-technician\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry Laboratory Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:36px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#000000;\">Chemistry Laboratory Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>When you enter the Chemistry Laboratory Technician Program, you will set yourself on a direct path to a career as a laboratory technician. You will start by completing 14 credit hours and earning the pre-apprenticeship certificate. Then, you will apply for a part- or full-time, paid apprenticeship position. Once you complete the 2,000 hours of on-the-job training and meet apprenticeship competencies, you will receive a certificate of completion. You will then be ready to enter the workforce or continue toward degree completion.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);border-top-width:4px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"font-size:26px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#000000;\">Direct Path<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><ol>\n<li>Complete 14 credit-hour Laboratory Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Receive 2,000-hour laboratory technician apprenticeship<\/li>\n<li>Department of Labor Certificate of Apprenticeship Completion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"font-size:26px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#000000;\">Real Skills<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><ul>\n<li>Laboratory operations<\/li>\n<li>Laboratory and wet chemical techniques<\/li>\n<li>Laboratory instrumentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 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Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"9b6d574b05d7711e4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.missouriwestern.edu\/undergraduate\/science-and-health\/chemistry-mathematics-physics\/laboratory-technician-pre-apprenticeship-certificate\/#requirementstext\">Click here to view the Laboratory Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate requirements in the MoWest Course Catalog.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"13372656b6002e0a3\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2380-1\" data-target=\"#13372656b6002e0a3\" href=\"#13372656b6002e0a3\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How to Apply<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"13372656b6002e0a3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/apply-for-admission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Choose the \u201cnon-degree seeking\u201d option<\/li>\n<li>Choose the Chemistry Laboratory Technician Certificate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) 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