Augusta Technical College is a public technical school in the Georgia city of Augusta. Founded in 1961, the two-year college was originally Augusta Area Vocational Technical School. Augusta features an extensive catalog of certificate, diploma and associate degree programs, from accounting to welding. The six-quarter Associate of Applied Science cardiovascular technology program features a rigorous curriculum of occupational courses, as well as courses in field specialties such as echocardiography and cardiac catherization. Presented in conjunction with the University Hospital School of Cardiac and Vascular Technology, Augusta's cardiovascular technology program includes several opportunities for clinical experience. Other courses include sonography physics, arterial duplex and medical physics.
Augusta Technical College
3200 Augusta Tech Dr.
Augusta, GA 30906
706-771-4000
augustatech.edu
Established in 1961, Grossmont College is a public community college in El Cajon, California, in suburban San Diego. The college hosts dozens of academic departments that feature certificate and associate degree programs of study. Grossmont's two-year cardiovascular technology associate degree program combines theory and clinical application. Students matriculated into the program take courses such as physical principle of medicine, cardiovascular physiology and diagnostic procedures over the course of four semesters. During the program's latter semesters, students can choose to focus on cardiovascular subspecialties. Laboratory work and fieldwork at a local hospital or clinical site constitute the clinical component of Grossmont's cardiovascular technology curriculum.
Grossmont College
8800 Grossmont College Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020
619-644-7000
grossmont.edu
Harper College is a public community college in the suburban Chicago village of Palatine, Illinois. Established in 1965, the two-year college offers certificate and associate degree academic programs in several health care fields, including cardiac technology. Housed within Harper's Health Careers Division, the Associate in Applied Science degree program in cardiac technology can be completed in two years. In addition to occupational courses such as electrocardiography, art of vascular sonography and cardiac pathophysiology, students must complete prerequisites in mathematics, anatomy, physiology and composition. Laboratory coursework and required internships give students an opportunity to practically apply theories learned in the classroom. Harper additionally features a certificate program in cardiac technology.
Harper College
1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067
847-925-6000
harpercollege.edu