Westfall completes credentials, begins career in MLT field
Published on Jun 12, 2025
By Rachel Adkins
Throughout April, May, and June, Maysville Community and Technical College will feature
12 students who graduated in May 2025 and have committed to high-demand careers.
This is a Going Pro initiative, which strives to bring awareness to the possibilities unlocked as a traditional-age college student with little to no experience in the workforce.
With many different programs offered at MCTC, prospective students can enter the workforce right after finishing their credentials.
Autumn Westfall, 26, is a student of the Maysville Campus Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program.
Initially enrolling to receive her associate in arts degree to pursue a career in education, Westfall faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually leading to a change in her major.
“I just decided I was going to look and see what programs MCTC had because I liked
the college, and I found this one (MLT) and ended up doing it,” Westfall said.
Enrolling in the MLT program in August of 2023, she noted that she was not sure which program she wanted to join. She recalled searching for options that she liked.
“I didn’t even know this was a career option, but I looked into it a bit more. I was like, yeah. I could probably do that (MLT),” Westfall explained.
She explained why she chose MCTC in the first place.
“MCTC is good because it prepares you for..university..a little bit better. It’s not just a straight slam dunk into a stadium full of kids,” she began.
She continued, “I feel like it can be kind of scary for…high school kids to be thrown into university. I definitely recommend MCTC to anybody.”
Westfall recalled a conversation held with her cousin, who is high school age, regarding college.
“I was like, 'Why don’t you just get your associates here (at MCTC)?’ Because it’d be way cheaper, all the instructors are really nice, and it sets you up to go to university,” she said.
According to Westfall, she completed her clinicals with Harrison Memorial Hospital (MHM) in Cynthiana, where she had been previously employed at registration in the emergency room.
Now employed as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Westfall is still with HMH.
At MCTC, there are many opportunities available for those who are seeking a career or major change.
