细胞技术是临床实验室科学广泛领域的专业。细胞生物学家在病理学家的指导下工作，在显微镜下检查细胞是否有癌症和其他疾病的早期迹象。它们能够区分正常，非典型和恶性细胞变化。他们必须熟悉所有身体系统和不同疾病过程的正常解剖学和组织学。在识别来自各个身体部位的细胞和细胞模式的微观异常时，细胞技术专家协助病理学家在最早且可能最可治愈的阶段检测出癌症。结果，医生能够在通过其他方法发现癌症之前很长的时间就进行诊断和治疗。细胞技术计划从夏季后的季度开始，以任何认可的学院或大学完成两年的前提课程为基础。
Cytotechnology is a specialty within the broad field of clinical laboratory science. The cytotechnologist, working under the direction of a pathologist, examines cells under the microscope for early signs of cancer and other diseases. They are able to differentiate normal, atypical and malignant cell changes. They must be familiar with normal anatomy and histology for all body systems and the different disease processes. In recognizing microscopic abnormalities of cells and cellular patterns from various body sites, the cytotechnologist assists the pathologist in detecting cancer at its earliest and potentially most curable stage. As a result, physicians are able to diagnose and treat cancer long before discovering its existence by alternate methods. The Cytotechnology program begins with the post-summer quarter and is based on the completion of two years of prerequisite course work at any accredited college or university.