Tidewater Community College (TCC) has campuses in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake, Virginia, and offers an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Medical Sonography. The diagnostic sonography program at TCC takes approximately five semesters to complete. An open house for prospective students is held at the Virginia Beach campus in the Lynnhaven Building every third Thursday of each month. TCC's diagnostic sonography program requires an application in addition to the normal enrollment process for the college. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Tidewater Community College
1700 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA 23453-1918
757-822-7100
tcc.edu
Sentara College of Health Sciences is located is Chesapeake, Virginia, and offers programs for Peripheral Vascular Technologist and Echocardiography Technologist in sonography. An echocardiography technologist performs sonograms of the heart and a peripheral vascular technologist performs sonograms of blood vessels. Sentara is accredited by the CAAHEP, The Accreditation Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), and is a certified private vocational institution through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Sentara College of Health Sciences
Crossways I, Suite 105
1441 Crossways Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-388-2900
sentara.edu
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is based in Annandale, Virginia, and offers an Associate Degree in Applied Science for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. To obtain certification in sonography at NOVA, a separate application must be completed for the Allied Health and Nursing Program, which offers instructional and clinical training. This college has limited space in this area of study. However, Virginia residents have a greater chance of gaining access to the program than out-of-state and international students.
Northwestern Virginia Community College
4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd.
Annandale, VA 22003
730-323-3000
nvcc.edu
Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) is located in Cedar Bluff, Virginia. SWCC offers a program for echocardiography certification. This program provides instructional and clinical training but does not offer the required 1,680 hours of training for candidates to register with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Educational requirements include completed coursework in anatomy and biology prior to applying.
Southwest Virginia Community College
724 Community College Rd.
Cedar Bluff, VA 24609
276-964-7235
sw.edu