HISTOTECHNOLOGY

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE

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This curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare tissue specimens for microscopic examination using various stains and dyes to identify tissue and cell structures.

Course work emphasizes scientific concepts related to laboratory procedures, quality assessment, histology, microscopy, and other related topics.

The ideal student has:

• A natural aptitude for science
• The ability to be accurate, reliable, and work well under pressure
• Good communication skills
• An  interest in helping people through the disease diagnosis process

Our curriculum prepares students to use biology and chemistry knowledge and technical skills to help prepare tissue samples for examination under a microscope.