The Medical Technology Program is affiliated with a number of area colleges and universities which offer a combined degree. Students enrolled in the combined degree program complete three years of a prescribed curriculum at the affiliated institution and twelve months at The Medical Center. Upon successful completion of the combined degree program, each student receives a baccalaureate degree from the affiliated institution and a medical technology certificate from The Medical Center. The affiliated institutions are:

• Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
• Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
• Elon University, Elon, NC
• Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC
• High Point University, High Point, NC 
• Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC
• Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
• The University of North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
• The University of North Carolina -Greensboro, NC
• Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Baccalaureate graduates from nonaffiliated schools that meet admission requirements are also admitted. In some circumstances, special arrangements for credit transfer can be made with a parent college/university for students from nonaffiliated institutions who do not hold a baccalaureate degree. Contact the program director for further information.