The accredited Ultrasound Technician Program at Collins Career Center – Chesapeake – Chesapeake, OH is a six-semesters or twenty-two-months in length, as students are exempt from class the month of July. A certificate of completion is awarded to students upon completion of the required curriculum and will be eligible for the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, in the areas of physics, abdomen, OB/gyn, and vascular imaging. Approximately ten students will be accepted per program/per year. Individuals with a passing score on all parts of the pre-entrance examination will be mailed an application packet for admission into the Ultrasound Tech Program. The application must be completed before the admission date, which is the last Friday of May of each calendar year.
The Cardiac Sonography program is a separate option of the Ultrasound Tech Program which begins in January each year. It is open to students wishing to pursue a career in sonography of the heart. The first year consists of didactic and laboratory course while the second year consists of clinical practice.
Collins Career Center – Chesapeake – Chesapeake, OH
Website:http://www.collins-cc.edu
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
11627 State Rte 243
Chesapeake , OH – 45619
- Degrees: Certificate
- Concentration: General
- Program Director: Dee Howard RT (R), RDMS, RVT
- Email: howardda@collins-cc.edu
- Phone: (740) 867-6641 x 526
The Ultrasound Technician program at Collins Career Center – Chesapeake – Chesapeake, OH is accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP).