Approximate Cost

• Credit Costs (approximate, minimum cost of two-years $8,800 full time at AACC)
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Entrance/Admission Requirements

To view all entrance/admission details, please go to the Histotechnician Admission Requirements page. 

Graduation Requirements

Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements  for college-wide graduation requirements.

Honors Program Courses

If you qualify for the Honors Program, you may take honors versions  of some courses (such as ENG 101H , ENG 102H , etc.).

Planning Tool: Two-Year Sequence of Courses

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First Year - Term 1

• BIO 230 - Structure and Function of the Human Body 4 credit hours
• HTC 100 - Introduction to Histology Safety and Techniques 4 credit hours
• MAT 137 - College Algebra 3 credit hours

First Year - Term 2

• CHE 111 - General Chemistry 1 4 credit hours
• HTC 101 - Basic Histotechnology 4 credit hours
• MAT 135 - Statistics 3 credit hours
• MDA 110 - Professionalism in Health Care 1 credit hours

Second Year - Term 1

• COM 111 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 credit hours
• CTA 100 - Computing and Information Technology 3 credit hours
• HTC 201 - Advanced Histotechnology 4 credit hours
• HTC 204 - Genetics, Microbiology and Pathogenic Diseases of the Body 3 credit hours
• PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours

Second Year - Term 2

• HEA 111 - Personal and Community Health 3 credit hours
• HTC 202 - Histotechnology Laboratory Clinical 1 3 credit hours
• HTC 203 - Histotechnology Laboratory Clinical 2 3 credit hours
• HTC 205 - Histotechnology Review 3 credit hours
• SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

Diversity Requirement

Satisfied by SOC 111 .

Technology Requirement

Satisfied by CTA 100 .

Wellness Requirement

Satisfied by HEA 111 .

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1.    Utilize technical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in their didactic and clinical experiences in the histotechnician program. 
2.    Recognize factors that affect procedures and results, and take appropriate action within predetermined limits when corrections are indicated. 
3.    Recognize the responsibilities of other laboratory and healthcare professionals and interacting with them with respect for their jobs and patient care.
4.    Recognize and act upon individual needs for continuing education as a function of growth and maintenance of professional competence.  
5.    Exercise principles of management, safety, and supervision, as the primary analyst making specimen-oriented decisions on predetermined criteria, including a working knowledge of criteria values related to specimen processing, information processing, training, and quality control monitoring.
6.    Apply ethical values and appropriate legal standards in histotechnology laboratory practice.
7.    Promote advocacy of the profession through affiliations with professional organizations, marketing of professional skills, and by becoming vital members of the health care delivery system.
8.    Apply knowledge of cultural and socioeconomic differences to the practice of histotechnology.
9.    Participate in continuing education and the development of new knowledge and skills.
10.    Obtain eligibility to sit for national certification as a histotechnician offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification.

This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies.

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