Gannon University in Erie offers a certificate in polysomnography to people holding an associate's degree in respiratory care. Students working toward the university's bachelor degree in respiratory care may also take the certification course. Graduates of the polysomnography program at Gannon will take the Comprehensive Registry Exam in Polysomnographic Technology administered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists to finalize certification.
The Harrisburg Area Community College program in polysomnography is a non-credit course intended to prepare current sleep lab technicians for the Comprehensive Registry Exam in Polysomnographic Technology. Classroom training includes anatomy and physiology as it relates to sleep technology, sleep disorders, sleep disordered breathing, sleep staging and event scoring, sleep data collection and equipment. Successful completion of the course requires attendance for 10 hours of classroom instruction for eight consecutive Saturdays.
Sanford-Brown in Monroeville offers a polysomnography diploma and an associate's degree. Students will learn how to perform electroencephalograms (EEG), conduct sleep studies, administer electrocardiograms and evaluate sleep disorder treatment methods. Students attend lectures and train hands-on in laboratory and clinical settings. The clinical setting allows students to engage with patients and receive instruction in real-life working scenarios.
Crozer-Keystone Health System offers polysomnography studies as part of a larger program in clinical neurophysiology. In addition to polysomnography technologies, students learn to perform nerve conduction studies and long-term monitoring for epilepsy. The program is 18 months long. The course prepares students for several exams in electroneurodiagnostic technologies, including polysomnography.