Radiologic Technology (X-Ray) (3760)

After completing your associate degree, you can apply for positions in the healthcare field as a radiologic technologist or radiographer.

As a radiologic technologist, you will perform general radiographic images of the human body, which physicians use to make a medical diagnosis. You may find work in hospital radiology departments physician's offices or independent medical-imaging centers.

You are likely to succeed in this program and career if you:

• Are detail-oriented and a team player
• Have strong math and science skills
• Are physically fit and don’t mind working nontraditional hours
• Are able to manage multiple tasks at one time
• Can utilize critical thinking skills to solve problems within time constraints

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You will receive the knowledge and technical expertise to produce radiographic images of the human body. Our program is offered in cooperation with affiliated hospitals, physician's offices and medical imaging centers, which allows you to receive practical and clinical instruction onsite. This program curriculum is structured so that courses are offered in both blended and face-to-face formats. You will only be required to attend in-class and laboratory sessions at the campus one day per week.

By the time you graduate from our program, you will have the ability to: 

• Be clinically competent radiographers
• Apply critical thinking skills
• Model professionalism
• Employ effective communication skills
• Model leadership qualities

Please note that our program is selective. This means there are additional entrance requirements beyond your standard HACC application. Also, before you can begin the clinical portion of the program, you must complete the following items at your own expense:

• Physical examination and immunizations
• Background checks
• Drug and alcohol screens
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification

We encourage you to visit the health careers radiologic technology website or email us for more information about these requirements.

Upon completion of the program, you will be prepared to take the national certifying examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Your eligibility to sit for the ARRT national registry examination may be affected by prior crime convictions, such as a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor. If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact the Department of Regulatory Services, ARRT, 1255 Northland Drive, St. Paul, MN, 55120. Their phone number is 651-687-0048.

We are proud to say that the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) accredits our program, which is located at 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182. Their phone number is 312-704-5300.

The program effectiveness data can be found on the program webpage and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) website at www.jrcert.org.

• View summaries of every course at HACC by browsing our class schedules database.

• Review our program guide (pdf) to view a list of required courses, recommended course sequencing and program competencies.

Affordably YOURS, our two-year degree program is a transfer program. We designed our programs to be flexible enough to transfer to a wide variety of four-year colleges and universities with no loss of credit. If your intended transfer school participates in Pennsylvania’s statewide college credit transfer system, you will be able to begin at the junior level. Our programs also transfer well to schools outside of the statewide system. However, each individual college has its own unique program. We encourage you to select a four-year school as soon as possible. This will allow you to learn the transfer college’s program requirements so you can take the proper classes at HACC.

Your various transfer options are:

You may complete this program at our Lancaster Campus through various modalities (e.g., on-campus/in-person instruction, hybrid, synchronous remote instruction and/or asynchronous instruction).  

Yes! Thanks to the HACC Foundation, scholarships are available. Please visit hacc.edu/scholarships to learn how you can apply.

We offer courses in the spring, summer and fall, and you can apply anytime by visiting our website. When enrolling into the Radiologic Technology Program, you must first enroll into the Pre-Health Professions AS degree. Therefore, please use program code 3150 on your application and then select the Radiologic Technology concentration.

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