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CIP PROGRAM: 51.1007
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, at the request of physicians, researchers, and laboratory scientists, to identify tissue structures and cell components and relate these findings to physiological functions and to the detection and diagnosis of diseases and other abnormalities. Includes instruction in medical chemistry, histochemistry, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, medical informatics, applied mathematics, electron microscopy, instrumentation, quality control procedures, data recording and analysis, laboratory administration, medical terminology, and professional standards and ethics.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 55 20 3
2021 58 24 8
2022 44 21 5
2023 65 23 7
2024 59 21 15
Change +18.18% +15.00% +133.33%

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Institutions granting degrees in Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist.

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