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CIP 51.1008 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Histologic Technician.

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.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Histologic Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.1008. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years442
2025Associate degree15126
2025Bachelor degree18
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year567
2024Certificate 1–2 years344
2024Associate degree15135
2024Bachelor degree15
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year576
2023Certificate 1–2 years343
2023Associate degree18130
2023Bachelor degree112
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year568
2022Certificate 1–2 years344
2022Associate degree15129
2022Bachelor degree119
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year453
2021Certificate 1–2 years462
2021Associate degree15117
2021Bachelor degree112
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year352
2020Certificate 1–2 years452
2020Associate degree12102
2020Bachelor degree19
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year340

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.1008 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

24 institutions

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