Histologic Technician
STEM •
Health Professions And Related Programs
What is it about?
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of histotechnologists and other clinical laboratory scientists, to prepare and process tissue samples and perform routine histologic procedures and tests. Includes instruction in fixation, dehydration, embedding, sectioning, decalcification, microincineration, mounting, routine and special steaming, laboratory mathematics, laboratory procedures and safety, instrumentation and microscopy, computer applications, preparation of museum specimens, and recording and administrative procedures.
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 14 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
O's Insights on Histologic Technician
- Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
- Relatively newly introduced major
- 100% of graduates come from public universities.
