Schools of Histotechnology

Schools Accredited by NAACLS: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 8410 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 670 Chicago, IL 60631 Phone: 773-714-8880 http://www.naacls.org/search/programs.asp

Online Programs (Distance Learning)

Harford Community College

Histologic Technician Program - Certificate

Program Dir: Floyd Grimm, III, MEd
Division of Community & Business Services
401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Phone: 443-412-2372
Email: fgrimm@harford.cc.md.us

Non-traditional program with lectures and study materials presented on the Internet

Class Cap: 24 Begins: Open Enrollment
Classes are available 24 hours a day
Length: 10 mos
Tuition: $3995.00 Award: HT-C

For more information about this program Click here

 

Indiana University School of Medicine

Histotechnology Certificate Program

Debbie Wood, MS, HT(ASCP)
Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Histotechnology Program
350 West 11th Street, ROOM 4083
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-491-6311
Program Office Phone: 317-491-6410
Email: demwood@iupui.edu

Non-traditional Histology Training
via web conferencing & telephone, 2 Hr lectures

Begins: Aug Length: 10 mos
Tuition: $5000 (for 24 College Credits)
Award: HT-C

For more information visit http://msa.iusm.iu.edu/hpp/admissions/histo/

 

Indiana University School of Medicine

Associate of Science in Histotechnology Program

Debbie Wood, MS, HT(ASCP)
Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Histotechnology Program
350 West 11th Street, ROOM 4083
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-491-6311
Email: demwood@iupui.edu

Non-traditional Histology Training via web

Begins: Open enrollment
Award: AD

For more information visit http://msa.iusm.iu.edu/hpp/admissions/histo/

 

Arizona

Pima Community College, West Campus

Histologic Technician

Program Director: Mary Kay Gilliland
2202 W. Anklam Road
Tucson, AZ 85709-0270
Phone: 520-206-6763
Email: mkgilliland@pima.edu

Class Cap: 28 Begins: Fall Semester
Length:
AAS Option - 63 credits/4 semesters
Certificate Option - 31 credits/3-4 semesters
Award: AAS and/or Certificate

See website for fee schedule:
http://www.pima.edu/

 

Arkansas

Baptist Health Schools Little Rock - School of Histotechnology

Program Director: Shane Jones, BS, HT(ASCP)
Medical Director: Michelle Riddick, MD
11900 Col Glenn Rd Ste 1000
Little Rock, AR 72210-2820
Phone: 501-202-6700
Email: shane.jones@baptist-health.org

Class Cap: 6 Begins: July
Length: 12 mos Award: Dipl
Tuition: $6,000 per yr

 

California

Mt. San Antonio College

Histologic Technician Program

Program Director: Virginia Pascoe MS
Education Coordinator: Jennifer MacDonald, HT(ASCP) Dept. of Biological Sciences
1100 N. Grand Avenue
Walnut, CA 91789-1399
Phone: 909-594-5611 Ext. 4884
Email: jmacdonald@mtsac.edu

Class Cap: 24 Begins: Fall Semester
Length: 4 semesters Award: HT-AD
http://www.mtsac.edu/instruction/sciences/histotech/info.html

 

Connecticut

Goodwin College

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Zoe Ann Durkin, MEd, HT(ASCP)
Associate Professor, Health Sciences
403 Main Street
East Hartford, CT 06118
Phone: 860-727-6917
Email: zdurkin@goodwin.edu

Class Cap: 12 Begins: September & January
Length: 12 mos Award: HT-C

 

Delaware

Delaware Technical & Community College

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Ray Lynch, MD
Medical Director: Mary Iacocca, MD Allied Health Dept.
333 Shipley Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-571-5320
Email: wlynch@dtcc.edu

Class Cap: 8 Begins: Summer Semester Length: 2 yrs
Tuition:
Resident: $1170 + fees/yr Non-resident: $2,925 + fees/yr
Award: HT-AD

 

District of Columbia

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Tri-Service School of Histotechnology

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Julie Wilson O'Loughlin, BS, HT(ASCP)
Scientific Labs, Bldg 54
6825 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20306-6000
Phone: 202-782-2195
Email: julia.o'loughlin@afip.osd.mil

 

Florida

Miami Dade Community College

Histologic Technician Program

Program Director: Caridad I. Gutierrez, MA.Ed,, HTL(ASCP)
School of Health Sciences #2239
950 NW 20th Street
Miami, FL 33127-4693
Phone: 305-237-4231 or 305-237-4103
Email: caridad.gutierrez@mdc.edu

Class Cap: 20 Begins: January Length: 24 mos
Tuition: Res: $78.24/per credit Non-res: $282.27/per credit (Special fees may apply)
Award: HT-AD

Website: www.mdc.edu

Program website: http://www.mdc.edu/medical/AHT/Histotechnology/default.asp

 

Florida Community College

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Rhoda Jost, MSH, MT(ASCP)
Medical Director: Nancy Lammert, MD
4501 Capper Rd, N. Campus
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Phone: 904-766-6580
Email: rjost@fccj.edu

Class Cap: 25 Begins: August Length: 24 mos
FCCJ Tuition: Res: $2,508 per year Non-res: $9,900 per year
Award: HT-AD

Pre-requisite courses (43 hours) can be taken at any college (cost will depend on college). Core classes for the HT program (33) hours are taken at FCCJ.

 

Barry University

B.S. Biology/Histotechnology Program

Program Director: Gerhild Packert, PhD
Allied Health Professions Program
College of Health Science
11300 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

Phone: 305-899-3220/3184
Email: gpackert@mail.barry.edu or evebio@mail.barry.edu

Class Cap: 15 Begins: Jan/July Begins: HTL/BS Clinical Biology - Rolling Admissions. Plan to apply 3 months prior to the semester chosen to start; HTL/Post-Baccalaureate Certificate – Mid-August.

Duration: HTL/BS Clinical Biology - Dependent on credit evaluation of previous college experience; HTL/Post-Baccalaureate Certificate – 9 mos.

Awards: HTL/BS Clinical Biology; HTL/Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Financial Aid available: www.barry.edu/admissionsfinancialaid/

 

Georgia

Darton College

Program Director: Nancy Beamon, MS, MT(ASCP)
University System of Georgia
Histologic Technology
2400 Gillionville Road
Albany, GA 31707
Phone: 229-430-6846
Email: beamonn@darton.edu

Education Coordinator: Carl Sagasser, BS, HT(ASCP)
Tel: 229-317-6974
Email: carl.sagasser@darton.edu

Class Cap: 20+ Begins: Fall & Spring Semester
Length: 8 mos/2 semesters
Tuition: Res: $1,680 Non-Res: $5,220
Special Fees: $417 Financial Aid Available
Award: HT-AD and/or HT-C

 

Illinois

St. Francis Medical Center

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Carol Becker, MS, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
Medical Director: Michael Hayes, MD
530 NE Glen Oak Ave
Peoria, IL 61637-0001
Phone: 309-624-9021
Email: carol.e.becker@osfhealthcare.org

Education Coordinator: Judith Thompson, MS HT(ASCP)HTL
Email: judith.m.thompson@osfhealthcare.org
Tel: 309-624-9021

Class Cap: 3-4 Begins: September Length: 7 mos
Tuition: Res: $1,000 per year Non Res:$2000 per year
Award: HT-C
Online Courses are Available. Contact Education Director for more information.
Additional Information: www.osfsaintfrancis.org

 

Maryland

Harford Community College

Histotechnician Program, AAS

Program Director: Floyd Grimm III, MEd
Division of Nursing, Allied Health & Science
401 Thomas Run Rd
Bel Air, MD 21015
Phone: 443-412-2372
Email: fgrimm@harford.cc.md.us

Class Cap: 6 Begins: Sept. Length: 24 mos
Tuition: Res: $77/credit Non-res: $231/credit
An additional consolidated fee of 10% per semester will be charged to both residents and non-residents
Award: HT-AD
Evening and weekend classes available.

For more information visit the http://www.harford.edu/histotech/contact.html

 

Michigan

Lansing Community College

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Elizabeth Krummrey, MA, HT(ASCP)
Medical Director: Patricia Senagore, MD
611 Hagadorn Road
Mason, MI 48854-9330
Phone: 517-244-1357
Email: bkrummre@ingham.iso.org

Class Cap: 6 Begins: Aug Length: 24 mos
Award: HT-C

http://caccblogs.inghamisd.org/histotechnology/

 

William Beaumont Hospital

Histotechnician & Histotechnologist Programs

Program Director: Peggy Wenk, BA, BS, HTL(ASCP)SLS
Medical Director: Jacqueline Trupiano, MD
3601 W 13 Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769
Phone: 248-898-9079
Email: pwenk@beaumont.edu

HTL Class Cap: 4 Begins: Sept Length: 12 mos
Tuition: $0 Award: HTL-C
HT Class Cap: 2 Begins: Sept. Length: 7 mos
Tuition: $0 Award: HT-C

http://www.beaumont.edu/alliedhealth

 

Minnesota

Argosy University/Twin Cities

Histotechnology Program

Prgm Dir: Joyce Sohrabian, BA HT(ASCP)
1515 Central Parkway
Eagan, MN 55121
Phone: 651-846-3415
Email: jsohrabian@argosyu.edu

Med Dir: Stanley McCormick, M.D.

Begins: Jan/May/Sept
Length: 21 mos Award: HT-AD

 

New York

SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology

Program Director: Pamela Colony, PhD, HT(ASCP)
Medical Director: Russell Newkirk, MD
Route 7
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Phone: 518-255-5417
Email: colonyp@cobleskill.edu

Class Cap: 16 Begins: Aug & Jan Length: 24 mos
Tuition: Res: $4,970/yr Non-res: $8,750/yr
Award: Dipl, AAS

 

North Carolina

Davidson County Community College

School of Histotechnology

Program Director: M. Lamar Jones, BS, HT(ASCP)
Mocksville Campus
1205 Salisbury Road
Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone: 336-716-2644
Email: lajones@wfubmc.edu

Program Contact: Suzanne Rohrbaugh
PO Box 1287
Lexington, NC 27293
Phone: 336.249.8186, ext. 6721
Email: srohr@davidsoncc.edu

Class orientation and beginning month: June
Length: 1 year
Award: AD

Curriculum: on-line lectures, “hands on” laboratory sessions, clinical rotations, student lab
Distance learning planned for future on-line training

http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/ht-histotechnology.htm

 

Ohio

Youngstown State University

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Maria Delost, PhD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
Bitonte College of Health & Human Services
Dept. of Health Professions
One University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555-3327
Phone: 330-941-1761 (office); 330-941-3327 (department)
Email: medelost@ysu.edu

Award: HT-AD

 

Pennsylvania

Histotechnology School

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Magee-Womens Hospital
of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3180
Phone: (412) 641-4664
Email: histoschool@magee.edu

Website: www.path.upmc.edu/histotechnology/index.htm

 

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Gerard Campagna, BS, PA (ASCP), HT(ASCP)
Medical Director: Curtis Goldblatt, MD 1086 Franklin Street
Johnstown, PA 15905-4398
Phone: 814-534-9831
Email: gcampag@conemaugh.org

Class Cap: 9(4 in January, 5 in July)
Begins: January & July
Length: 12 mos

Tuition: $8,000 per year
Award: HT-C

Financial Aid available. Approved by Veterans Administration for financial aid.

 

Harcum College

Program Director: Donna Broderick. MS, MT,(ASCP),CLS(NCA)
Center for Clinical Laboratory Science
750 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Phone: 610-526-6662
Email: dbroderick@harcum.edu

Histology Technician Program
Histotechnician Program, AAS

Begins: Rolling admissions. Plan to apply 3 months prior to the semester chosen to start. Length: 24 months
Tuition: Resident: $575 per credit.
Course available online. All of the required HT specific courses in the program are available on-line, as well as a majority of the required general education courses. The program includes a 3-hour/week practicum lab each fall and spring semester with“hands-on” learning of specialized procedures under the supervision of a certified histologist. Labs are offered Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm. Harcum courses required in the HT curriculum, that are not currently offered on-line include:

BIO 103 Anatomy and Physiology 1
BIO 104 Anatomy and Physiology 2
BIO 205 Microbiology
CHE 111 General Chemistry 1
CIS 101 Intro to Microcomputers

These courses can be taken at any accredited college/university convenient to the student and transferred into the Histotechnician Program at Harcum College provided a minimum grade of “C” is earned

For more information, go to http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Histotechnician.aspx

 

Magee-Women's Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Histotechnology School

Program Director: Judith Modery, MA SCT
Medical Director: Rohit Bhargava, MD
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3180
Phone: 412-641-4664
Email: jmodery@mail.magee.edu or histoschool@magee.edu

www.path.upmc.edu/histotechnology/index.htm

 

Rhode Island

Community College of Rhode Island

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Maddie Josephs MS, CLS, MT(ASCP)
Community College of Rhode Island
Allied Health Department
1762 Louisquisset Pike
Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: 401- 333-7418
Email: mjosephs@ccri.edu

This is a two-year Histotechnician program offering an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree.

Cost: The typical cost of the program for a full-time student is the current CCRI tuition for five semesters, books, lab coats, uniforms and travel expenses to the clinical sites. The total cost of a two-year program is approximately $5000.

CCRI accepts approximately 15 students into the Histotechnician Program each May. If students have prior college education or clinical experience, they can gain advanced placement into the program.

For complete information visit http://www.ccri.edu/alliedhealth/histotechnician/index.shtml

 

South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center

Histotechnology Program

Pgm Dir: Nina Epps, MS, HPE, MT(ASCP)
165 Ashley Avenue
P.O. Box 250908
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-792-1906
Email: eppsn@musc.edu

Med Dir: Dr. Janice Lage

Class Cap: 6 Begins: Sept. Length 12 mos
Award: HTL/post B.S. certificate

Program website: www.musc.edu/histoprogram

 

Texas

St. Philip's College

Department of Allied Health

Program Director: Dr. Jerri Reynolds, PhD, MT(ASCP)
Medical Director: Desiree D'Sorgna, MD
Alamo Community College District
1801 Martin Luther King Drive
San Antonio, TX 78203-2098
Phone: 210-486-2050
Email: jreynolds@mail.accd.edu

Class Cap: 15 Begins: Aug Length: 12 mos
Tuition: $400-500 Award: HT-C

 

U of Texas Health Science Center

University Hospital

Histotechnology Training Program

Program Director: Cynthia Morris, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
Medical Director: Robert Reddick, MD
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78284-7750
Phone: 210-567-4059
Email: morrisc@uthscsa.edu

Class Cap: 4
Begins: Aug
Length 12 mos

Tuition: $0
Award: HT-C

 

Houston Community College

Histologic Technician Program

Program Director: Theresa Spain, MEd, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
1900 Pressler, Suite 216
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-718-5518
Email: theresa.spain@hccs.edu

The Histologic Technician Program culminates into an Associate Degree of Applied Science. The Program offers a full-time track that can be completed in two years and a part-time track that will take three years to complete. A new class starts each fall semester. The student attends lectures and participates in student lab activities at the Coleman College of Health Sciences. Further hands-on knowledge is gained during clinical experiences in Texas Medical Center institutions and various other hospitals and clinics throughout the area. Classes conducted at these locations can begin as early as 7:00 a.m. The student is responsible for transportation to and from these locations and for parking fees.

After graduation, the student is eligible to take a national certification exam and gain the title of Histologic Technician.

Visit the HCC Website for Complete Information

 

School of Health Professions

U of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Ctr

Program in Histotechnology

Program Director: Mark Bailey, MA, HTL(ASCP)^CM
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 2
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-794-5877 or 713-563-3497
Email: mabailey@mdanderson.org

Class Cap: 10
Begins: August
Length: 12 months or 24 months
Tuition: Res: $6,870.70 Non-Res: $18, 650.70
Award: BS in Histotechnology
Eligible to take the ASCP BOC HTL Certification Exam

Visit the School of Health Professions Website for Complete Information
http://www.mdanderson.org/healthsciences

 

Tarleton State University

AAS Histotechnology

Program Director: Glenda Hood, M.Ed, HT(ASCP)
1501 Enderly Place
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: 817-926-1101
Email: hood@tarleton.edu

Program Description: The AAS degree in Histotechnology requires a total of 69-72 credit hours consisting of 32-35 credit hours of core curriculum and technical prerequisites, and 37 credit hours of technical program courses that prepare students for a career in the histology laboratory. The first year prerequisites and core curriculum courses may be taken at any of thirteen partnering community colleges. The sophomore courses are taken in Fort Worth and clinical internship is in one of our affiliated medical institutions. Enrollment is limited and requires a secondary application.

Location: Tarleton's Schaffer Education Building, Fort Worth, Texas

http://www.tarleton.edu/~clinlab

 

Washington

Clover Park Technical College

Associates in Applied Science, Histology Technician Program

Program Director/Instructor: Bekki Haggerty
Clover Park Technical College
4500 Steilacoom Boulevard SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
Phone: (253) 589-4526
Email: Bekki.Haggerty@cptc.edu

Start Date: September, once a year
Length of Program: Evening program from 4-10pm, M-F; sequential program content, Four quarters (4), with internship ending in July
Class cap: 15
Award: AAS-T and preparation for taking the ASCP board certification exam in HT, as well as practical exam if applicable
*Those interested in obtaining HTL certification training may contact Bekki Haggerty for instruction to be arranged

For more information on this program visit: http://www.cptc.edu/wrl.asp?iSRN=11073&t=wrl.

 

West Virginia

West Virginia University School of Medicine Histotechnology Program

Program Dir: Kimberly Feaster, BS, HTL (ASCP), QIHC(ASCP)
Health Sciences Center
PO Box 9203
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: 304-293-7628
Email: kfeaster@hsc.wvu.org

Class Cap: 5
Begins: Aug
Length: 5 semesters
Award: HTL/B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science

 

Wisconsin

Marshfield Labs/St. Joseph's Hospital/Marshfield Clinic

Histotechnician Program

Program Director: Katherine J. Gorman, BS, HTL(ASCP)
Medical Director: Bruce Krawisz, MD
1000 North Oak Ave.
Marshfield, WI 54449-1898
Phone: 715-221-6170
Email: gorman.katherine@marshfieldclinic.org

Class Cap: 2
Begins: March and September
Length: 12 mos

Award: HT-C

http://marshfieldlabs.org