(Tarlton) Histologic Technician Degree, Program Information at Tarleton State University

Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
Campus Location: Large City
Tenure System: No Tenure System
Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year

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. Find Colleges Offering Histologic Technician Degree.

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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Job Description
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 151,366
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 174,060
- Percent Job Growth: 14.99%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Information Ordering
- Finger Dexterity
- Near Vision