HISTOTECHNOLOGY pROGRAM AT suny cOBLESKILL
SUNY Cobleskill has Two Degree Programs with the Histotechnology Option:
A two year AAS Degree
A four year BT degree in Animal Science
Histotechnology Admissions Requirements
Histotechnology Program Requirements
Have you Considered a Career in Histotechnology?
- Do you enjoy science?
- Do you want to help people or work with animals?
- Do you enjoy working in a Lab setting?
- Do you want a well paying secure job?
... Perhaps you should consider becoming a Histotechnician?
Histotechnicians are trained in the preparation and staining of tissues for microscopic examination and disease diagnosis by a Pathologist. The tissue may be obtained from an operating room, clinic, doctor's ofice, emergency room, or a postmortem examination. Histotechnicians may also assist the Pathologist in the preparation of frozen tissue sections which are used to provide rapid diagnosis while the patient is still undergoing surgery.
What are my employment opportunities?
- The demand for trained Histotechnicians exceeds the supply
- Employment prospects in the field of histotechnology are excellent
- Employers include hospital laboratories, county, state and federal laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, private research laboratories, medical schools, industrial laboratories and others
- Starting salaries generally range from a low of $25,000 to a high of $45,000
What future career options are available with Histotechnology training?
- Pathologist Assistant
- Immunohistochemistry specialist
- Cytotechnology
- Forensic Medicine
- Medical or Veterinary School
How do I become a Histotechnician?
- SUNY Cobleskill has the only accredited *(NAACLS) degree granting Histotechnology program in the Northeast
- Recommended preparatory courses for the program include:
- New York State Regents math 1, 2 and 3 (or equivalent)
- At least two Regents level science courses (or equivalent), one of which should be biology
- Students lacking a science background man enter as an "Intended major
*National Accrediting Agency for clinical laboratory sciences, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670, Chicago, Illinois 60631-3415
Phone 773-714-8880
Fax 773-714-8886
naaclsinfo@naacls.org
For more information contanct the Program Director:
Pamela C. Colony, Ph.D., HT (ASCP)
SUNY Cobleskill
115 Wheeler Hall
111 Schenectady Avenue
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Phone: 518-255-5417
e-mail: ColonyP@Cobleskill.edu
