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1. Do the tuition and fees include books?
No - books may be
purchased at ACC Bookstore.
2. Can
I use the credits for CME’s?
Yes,
go to sdms.org to find out how.
3. Is there a licensure requirement?
Not yet - Regulations
of these specialties is just around the corner. Medicare
requires that studies be performed by registered technologists
or under direct supervision of a registered tech. in
vascular. Echocardiography Registry requirements are
coming soon.
4. Is a registry exam available?
YES!! Registry is
available through the ARDMS and CCI. The exam requirements
are based on the individuals level of education and
experience.
5. What kind of salary can I expect?
Depends on training, education, experience, and registry. Average starting
salary for new graduates is about $40,000. Experienced registered sonographers
can expect to make between $50,000 and $75,000 annually according to the department
of labor.
6. Where can I find employment?
Hospitals, diagnostic clinics, cardiovascular specialist offices, contract
businesses, agencies.
7. What is the job market like?
Depends?? Right now there seems to be a lot of openings, but the market really
varies. The pool of positions is smaller than that of say, nursing or respiratory
therapy because these departments are much larger than diagnostic departments.
8. Do you help with placement?
We let you know of openings, but it is up to you and the employer if you get
the job. Several agencies do market this program for employees.
9. What are the pre-requisites?
See the attached info. sheet and course outlines.
It varies with your education and experience. Talk to the program director.
10. When do you take applications?
Any time. Feel free to fill it out now!
11. When is the deadline to apply?
Feb 15th for the AAS and Oct 15th for
the ATC
12. What do I do if I am not finished with my pre-reqs by the deadline?
Students who are still in progress with one or more prerequisite when the application deadline occurs may still apply to the program. Those students will need to have their professor send me an email stating that they are coming to class regularly and are in good standing and currently passing by the application deadline. We will accept those applicants who are completed first and then if we still have openings we can accept those who are still in progress on contingency that they pass that class with a C or better. As soon as the grades are released at the end of the semester we need them right away. If the applicant fails a prerequisite we will accept someone from the alternate list.
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