These established career schools and colleges provide strong, career-ready training in diagnostic medical sonography, preparing students for employment as ultrasound technicians. Programs include associate's and bachelor's degrees, as well as certificates for students who already hold a degree in another field.
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Argosy University
Minnesota
Argosy's AS in Diagnostic Medical Sonography is offered at their Twin Cities location, where concentrations are available in general sonography, vascular ultrasound and echocardiography. The program lasts 24-36 months depending on the student's level of involvement, and it includes a six-month clinical training component.
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ATI Career Training Center
Florida
The program at this school's Florida location offers training in general sonography as well as cardiovascular, thoracic, abdomen and obstetric sonography. The program includes an externship in a clinical ultrasound environment.
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Kaplan College
California
Kaplan's diagnostic medical sonography/ultrasound curriculum can prepare you to become a responsible member of the health team in a hospital, imaging center, or private facility. In this program, you can gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform ultrasound scans of the upper abdomen, pelvic area, superficial structures and the peripheral vascular system
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Sanford-Brown College
Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas
This college's sonography program covers ultrasound diagnosis of the abdomen, pelvis, pregnant female pelvis, superficial structures, plus vascular ultrasound.
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Sanford-Brown Institute
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas
Sanford-Brown Institute's Ultrasound program includes a variety of areas of sonography, and focuses on the scanning and diagnosis of the body's organ systems.
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Virginia College
Alabama, Texas
Virginia College's ultrasound technician associate's degree program is available at its Austin and Birmingham campuses, and focuses on abdominal, reproductive, obstetrical and vascular ultrasound scanning, plus ultrasound physics and instrumentation. After graduation, the college's career services center will assist in placing the graduate in the ultrasound job market.
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Western Career College
California
The 18-month program at WCC's Citrus Heights campus includes didactic and clinical instruction in abdominal, gynecological and vascular ultrasound. Graduates are eligible to take the RDMS national registry exam, and are prepared for entry-level employment as ultrasound technicians.
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Apollo College
Arizona
The Apollo College campus in Mesa now offers a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (DMS) certificate program that prepares students for a rewarding career in ultrasound technology. This comprehensive, 16 month (4 semester) program, focuses on all aspects of general ultrasound including abdominal, pelvic, and obstetric anatomy and pathology.
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