Magnetic Resonance Imaging technologists perform diagnostic imaging, also know as MRIs.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologists perform diagnostic imaging in a hospital or medical clinic. According to the Oregon Employment Department, the employment outlook for MRI technologists in Oregon is expected to increase by 23.5 percent by 2018. The average annual salary for an MRI technologist is $60,536. The minimum level of training to become an MRI technologist is an associates degree, but employers prefer a bachelor's degree in radiologic technology. There are two schools within forty-five miles of Salem that provide MRI training.
Linn-Benton Community College
Linn-Benton Community College offers an associate of applied science in diagnostic imaging. The program is a 22-month intensive program. Students progress through the program in a group of 25 students.
Linn-Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Boulevard Southwest
Albany, OR 97321
541-917-4999
linnbenton.edu
Portland Community College
Portland Community College offers an associate of applied science in radiography and a nine-month certificate in MRI technologist training. Portland Community College's radiography degree program is nationally accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
Portland Community College
12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
503-244-6111
pcc.edu
Outside of the Salem Metropolitan Area
Located in Klamath Falls, nearly 200 miles south of Salem, Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) is the only school in Oregon which offers a bachelor of science in radiologic science.
Oregon Institute of Technology
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
541-885-1000
oit.edu
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