Pennsylvania is home to a number of ultrasound technology schools.
A number of schools in Pennsylvania offer programs in ultrasound technology, a field the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts will grow by 18 percent from 2008 to 2018. Located throughout the state, these programs prepare students to take the voluntary certification tests offered through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Community College of Allegheny County at Boyce
A public two-year institution, the Community College of Allegheny County at Boyce offers an associate degree and diploma program in diagnostic medical sonography for prospective ultrasound technologists. The campus is located in Monroeville, an eastern suburb of Pittsburgh, and has more than 18,000 students. Students in the ultrasound technology program can choose to focus on general, cardiac or vascular sonography. In order to enroll in the program, students must successfully complete courses in biology and medical terminology.
Community College of Allegheny County at Boyce
595 Beatty Road
Monroeville, PA 15146
(724) 327-1327
ccac.edu
Thomas Jefferson College of Health Professions
Located in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson College of Health Professions is a private institution offering a two-year program that culminates in a bachelor's degree in radiologic sciences with a concentration in cardiac, invasive cardiovascular, general and vascular ultrasound technology. The programs are only offered on a full-time basis and begin once per year. Classes meet eight hours per day, five days a week with mandatory attendance. Students receive hands-on clinical training working with patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, which is also the site of the college.
Thomas Jefferson College of Health Professions
111 S. 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 955-6000
jefferson.edu
Mount Aloysius College
The Roman Catholic Order of the Sisters of Mercy founded Mount Aloysius College in 1853. With an enrollment of more than 1,500 students, the college is in the town of Cresson, a rural area approximately 80 miles east of Pittsburgh and 144 miles west of Harrisburg. The College offers an associate degree program in ultrasound technology, which allows students to then spend two more years at the school to earn a bachelor's degree. In addition to courses in the field, students also take classes in rhetoric, communication, statistics and Christian ethics in medicine.
Mount Aloysius College
7373 Admiral Peary Highway
Cresson, PA 16630
(814) 886-6383
mtaloy.edu
Northampton Community College
Situated in Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is 70 miles north of Philadephia. A large public school, the College is home to more than 36,000 students. The diagnostic medical sonography program at the college culminates in either a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree or an 18-month certificate. Abdominal, obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound are the main focuses of the programs. Before graduation, both associate and certificate students complete 1,360 hours of clinical training at hospitals throughout Bucks County. The associate program requires coursework in English, communications, algebra and sociology while the certificate program requires classes only in life and radiologic sciences.
Northampton Community College
3835 Green Pond Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(610) 861-5477
northampton.edu
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