Mammography Technologist Schools

Galveston College

• Graduates can earn a certificate in breast imaging and mammography with a short program at Galveston College. Offered two times a year, the program takes 11-13 weeks to complete full-time and includes clinical experience at local hospitals. Classroom topics including anatomy, patient assessment, quality assurance, positioning and modalities.

  Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with an overall grade point average of 2.5 from an accredited radiologic health sciences school or program and be registered as a technologist in Texas. Students must also undergo a background check, file a Texas Department of Health certificate and be immunized against Hepatitis B and Varicella.

  Galveston College
  4015 Ave. Q
  Galveston, TX 77550
  409-944-4242
  gc.edu

Georgia Northwestern Technical College

• Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s certificate in mammography lasts one quarter (approximately three months) and is offered four times a year at the Georgia campus and online. Coursework includes clinical mammography, mammography physics, anatomy, instrumentation, pathology and positioning. Graduates may sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists exam.

  Students interested in the program must have a high school diploma or GED and be registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists as a radiographer. SAT or ACT scores are required.

  Georgia Northwestern Technical College
  One Maurice Culberson Drive
  Rome, GA 30161
  866-983-4682
  gntc.edu

Madison Area Technical College

• Train for a career as a mammographer by enrolling in the Madison Area Technical College mammography certificate program. Classes include mammography instruments, anatomy, positioning, quality assurance and clinical mammography. Students get real-world experience performing diagnostic procedures and screenings, reviewing x-rays and assisting doctors. Graduates may take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists exam.

  Students do not have to apply to Madison for acceptance; they can just register for the mammography courses individually. Madison requires that students taking the courses must be either a registered radiologic technologist or in their second year/second semester of an accredited radiography school program.

  Madison Area Technical College
  3550 Anderson Street
  Madison, WI 53704
  800-322-6282
  matcmadison.edu