GateWay Community College is a public, two-year institution in Phoenix, Arizona and that serves approximately 16,000 students. The college offers a one-year certificate program in EEG/END technology. Applicants with two years of previous work experience in a health care field must take prerequisite coursework in anatomy, medical terminology and mathematics prior to enrollment, while students with no experience must take those courses in addition to classes in client care, basic health care delivery systems and CPR. Those admitted to the program complete one clinical rotation and classes in EEG skills, evoked potential testing, neurophysiology and biomedical electronics. Eligible students can benefit from state and federal financial aid, institutional scholarships and work-study programs while attending GateWay.
GateWay Community College
108 N. 40th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-286-8000
gatewaycc.edu
Located in Tampa, Florida, Erwin Technical Center is a public vocational school and adult training center. Among the programs available is a certificate in electroneurodiagnostic technology. Admission to the program requires only a high school diploma or GED and passing physical examinations and a criminal background check. Classes meet full-time, five days per week for one year with clinical rotations occurring throughout the program. Approximately four weeks of the program require evening and overnight clinical hours performing EEGs in a sleep laboratory. The program boasts a 95 to 100 percent job placement rate among graduates, according to the Erwin Technical Center website. The college participates in federal financial aid grant and loan programs.
Erwin Technical Center
2010 East Hillsborough Ave.
Tampa, FL 33610
813-231-1815
erwin.edu
Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, Laboure College is a private institution in Dorchester Center, a southern suburb of Boston. The school serves more than 600 students, 95 percent of whom study at the college only part-time, according to the college's website. The college offers both a two-year Associate of Science degree in electroneurodiagnostic technology for high school graduates or GED recipients, and a one-year certificate in the field for individuals who already have a two-year associate degree in a health care field such as radiologic technology or nursing. In addition to EEG equipment, students in the program learn how to operate the necessary machinery for long-term epilepsy monitoring, evoked potential testing, polysomnograms and nerve conduction studies. Clinical rotations occur every semester at a variety of Boston-area medical facilities. Among the financial aid programs available to Laboure students are federal grants and loans, private loans, scholarships and work-study placements.
Laboure College
2120 Dorchester Ave.
Dorchester Center, MA 021249
617-296-8300
laboure.edu