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.

Numbers at a glance

956th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
14
Graduates (2018-19)
Men29%Women71%

Trends

Graduates
1691114912024681012142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Popularity Rank
Top20040060080010002014201520152016201620172017201820182019201920202020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public1
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Medium-Sized1
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Tarleton State University14
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.

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