Histologic Science

Are you interested in an exciting career in a laboratory setting? Goodwin College offers a Histotechnician certificate that prepares you for a career in laboratories in the following settings: hospitals, privative labs, veterinary labs, and industrial research and public health facilities. The diagnosis of life-threatening diseases depends upon the results obtained by the histotechnician who must be precise,

• According to CT Hospital Association 2003 Salary Survey, Histotechnicians can earn an average salary of $40,000-$58,000 annually.
• Graduates are eligible to take the national examination given by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) which leads to certification as a Histotechnician (HT). Graduates that possess a baccalaureate degree may be eligible to sit for the Histotechnologist (HTL) national examination
• One-hundred percent (100%)* of the Goodwin College Histotechnician
  graduates have passed the national ASCP Board of Registry Exam *As of Nov 2008.

Here at Goodwin College we build everything around you with:

• Flexible day, evening, weekend, and online class scheduling
• Small class sizes and personal attention
• Internships and job placement assistance
• Career advisors network with some of today’s leading Corporations and agencies
• Personal Financial Aid advisors

And so much more:

● A dedicated faculty of experts
● Applicable hands-on training in a well equipped student lab
● A high-quality teaching environment
● Accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 8410 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 670, Chicago IL, 60631

Job Opportunities:

• hospitals
• pharmaceutical testing
• immunopathology
• veterinary
• industrial and university research
• marine biology
• botany and forensic medicine

More information on certification is available from the National Society of Histotechnology (NSH) a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of histotechnology providing continuing and formal education programs.

To request more information:
Call Zoe Durkin, Director of the Histotechnician Program, at 1-860-727-6917, or email: zdurkin@goodwin.edu.