A Histotechnician prepares human or animal tissue samples for microscopic examination.
They treat tissue with special dyes and chemicals to help pathologists diagnose disease, conduct research or teach other medical personnel. Histotechnicians work under the direction of a Histotechnologist—who has a bachelor's or master's degree.
Histotechnicians can work in:
Hospital laboratories
Medical research laboratories
Veterinary or marine pathology
Dermatopathology
Pharmaceutical
Forensic laboratories
The Histotechnology program at CCBC provides courses that offer the full range of clinical and didactic experiences to practice as histotechnician. This program is offered only at the Essex Campus. Admission to this program is both competitive and selective.
Get a better understanding of the admission requirements for the Histotechnology program.
Review the Admission Packet for this program.
Collect pertinent materials like unofficial transcripts for all U.S. college‐level coursework and testing completed. Use these to help you complete the application.
If you have never before applied through the SHP Central Application System (CAS), then create an account in SHP CAS through the applicant portal and follow the directions to complete the applications.
If you applied using the SHP CAS System before, then login and verify that all areas are correct. If you have taken additional courses, you must add them and send an official transcript showing the completed or in‐progress courses.
Once all sections of the application have a green check mark, you will be able to pay the $50 non‐refundable application fee. It is better to submit the application at least a month before the application deadline: December 15 for Spring start.
Submit your official U.S. college transcripts, including CCBC, electronically to the SHP CAS. This is done in the Academic History area in the SHP CAS application. Under each college listed as attended, there is an Order button. Click on that and you will be able to access the transcript companies to request the transcript(s).
If your college only sends hard copies through the mail, include the Transcript Request Form found in the Academic History portion of the SHP CAS application. The form connects your transcript to your application account. Both documents should be mailed to:
SHP CAS Transcript Processing Center
P.O. Box 9134
Watertown, MA 02471
CLEP, AP and non-US college transcript evaluations (AACRAO, WES, etc.) should be sent directly to the CCBC Registrar’s office, for transfer of credit to occur. Complete the Transfer Evaluation Request Form to ensure that your submitted transcripts will be evaluated.
It can take four to six weeks for any transcript to be received, evaluated and verified. Check your SHP CAS account frequently, by clicking on the “Check Status” button. It is better to send all transcripts as soon as possible.
After you submit your SHP CAS application and it is Verified, the SHP Admission Office will send an email requesting that a supplemental application be completed. There is no additional fee associated with the supplemental application.
Expect communication regarding your application to the email address that you entered into the SHP CAS.
The SHP Admissions Office will contact eligible applicants via email to schedule a required interview.
This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS); 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119; 773.714.8880. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) exam given by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
CCBC pass rate ASCP-BOC exam*
National ASCP-BOC pass rate
Graduates retained after entering final year
Graduate job placement in 1 year or continuing education
* Students graduate in August.
CCBC pass rate ASCP-BOC exam*
National ASCP-BOC pass rate
Graduates retained after entering final year
Graduate job placement in 1 year or continuing education
* Students graduate in August.
CCBC pass rate ASCP-BOC exam*
National ASCP-BOC pass rate
Graduates retained after entering final year
Graduate job placement in 1 year or continuing education
* Students graduate in August.
CCBC pass rate ASCP-BOC exam*
Graduates retained after entering final year
Graduate job placement in 1 year or continuing education
* Students graduate in August.
Program Director, Histotechnology
