Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa, offers health programs and degrees including Certificate or Associate of Science in Polysomnographic (Sleep) Technology, (PSGT). The program at Mercy College requires that students first satisfy prerequisite courses before admission to the program can be granted. These courses include one year each of biology, English and algebra at the high school or college level. The school also requests that you complete a 150-hour Nursing Assistant program within five years of applying to the PSGT program. The certificate program runs for three semesters and includes clinical experience in a sleep lab. Admission into the program is offered only once per year, with applications needing to be in by July 1, as of 2010.
Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 6th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1239
515-643-6769
Email: [email protected]
http://www.mchs.edu/acad_polysom.cfm
Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois, has a two-semester certification program in Polysomnographic Technology. The program starts in the fall term and ends the following spring. This program provides lectures and labs and students will go on overnight assignments to clinics and hospitals during the clinical rotation training. Students are subject to a criminal background check after acceptance into the program. Graduates from this program can sit the exam to gain the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) credential. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation of Polysomnographic Technologist Education (CoAPSG), both accredit this college certificate program.
Moraine Valley Community College
9000 W. College Pkwy
Palos Hills, IL 60465-2478
708-974-5743
Email: [email protected]
http://www.morainevalley.edu/programs/2010-2011/1441_course.htm
Oregon Institute of Technology has its main campus in Klamath Falls, Oregon, however several of the courses in the Certificate in Polysomnographic Technology program can be taken online. The school requires clinical work to be done at appropriately appointed clinical sites, where student criminal background checks and drug screening may be required. A one day residency requirement is established to allow students to take a mock practice test in anticipation of the real thing. The program is fully accredited through CAAHEP. Program certification consists of 44 total credit hours and successful completion allows you to sit for the national registry exam.
Oregon Institute of Technology
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
541-885-1165
Email: [email protected]
http://www.oit.edu/distance-education/programs/polysomnographic-technology