Associate Degree in Radiologic Technology at Central New Mexico Community College |
Central New Mexico Community College
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Central New Mexico Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus with 22,759 students in Albuquerque, NM.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree, Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
Associate degree
Radiologic Technology
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Radiologic Technology is a five term associate science degree program. Radiologic technology is a health care profession whose practitioners work in hospitals, clinics and freestanding imaging centers. The radiographer is a member of the health care team who works directly with the patient and the physician in performing a wide variety of diagnostic and interventional therapy procedures. The rapid expansion of medical diagnostic imaging has greatly increased the diversity and utility of medical diagnosis. The radiographer must be proficient in the knowledge of radiographic exposure, anatomy, patient positioning, the operation of specialized equipment and the care and management of the patient. The program meets the ARRT accreditation requirements through the NCACS-HLC instructional accreditation of Central New Mexico Community College.
Hospitals are the primary employer of radiologic technologists although national indicators predict that a greater number of new jobs will be in physician offices and clinics. Department of Labor 2000 statistics indicated that there were 167,000 radiologic technologists employed in the U.S. Eighty percent of those technologists were employed full time. More than half worked in hospitals, with the remaining in positions in physicians’ offices and clinics. The national vacancy rate for radiologic technologists is approximately 4.9 percent,. A career in radiologic technology offers vast opportunities for advancement in specialized imaging techniques.
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