The radiography program at Wilbur Wright College, a Chicago City College, is 75 credit hours toward an associate's degree in applied science. The 24-month program requires hands-on clinical experience at area hospitals including Children's Memorial Hospital, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Mercy Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago. The program comes with an educational guarantee: if any employer finds a graduate lacking in basic competency, the employee will be eligible for 12 hours of additional skills training tuition-free.
Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett
Chicago, IL 60634
773-777-7900
wright.ccc.edu
The 69-credit-hour associate degree program at Lincoln Land Community College is six semesters long and starts each June. Radiology students have 1,500 clinical experience hours at hospitals, clinics and imaging centers. Admission into the program is selective. Applicants must have a minimum ACT score of 20 and have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in pre-requisite courses in math, English and science.
Lincoln Land Community College
5250 Shepherd Road
Springfield, IL 62794
217-786-2200
llcc.edu
The two-year associate degree in applied science at Kishwaukee College has an option for transfer to a four-year university for a bachelor's degree. Kishwaukee's radiological technology program requires clinical experience in major trauma centers, community hospitals and dedicated imaging centers, providing students with a wide range of experience. The selective admissions process begins with a mandatory information meeting.
Kiswaukee College
21193 Malta Road
Malta, IL 60150
815-825-2086
kishwaukeecollege.edu
Heartland Community College has a two-year diagnostic medical radiography program that focuses on lifelong learning, critical thinking and professional team play. More than 75 percent of the program's graduates are employed as radiologic technologists. The admissions process is selective with pre-requisite coursework in subjects such as math and English.
Heartland Community College
Health & Human Services Division
1500 W Raab Road
Normal, IL 61761
309-268-8740
heartland.edu
The radiologic technologist program at Illinois Central College is six semesters within a 23-month period. Students of the program take coursework at Illinois Central College and log 1,600 to 1,700 hours of supervised, hands-on clinical experience at the Methodist Medical Center, Pekin Hospital and Proctor Hospital. Prerequisite classes in math and English, a minimum GPA threshold and four hours of observation in a radiology program is required for admission for the program.
Illinois Central College
1 College Drive
East Peoria, IL 61635
309-694-5422
icc.edu
One hundred percent of students from the Richland Community College radiology program have passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists for certification since 2004. Richland's 72-credit-hour program involves both classroom and a lab component, where students position themselves or work on the lab phantom, Pixy.
Richland Community College
One College Park
Decatur, IL 62521
217-875-7200
richland.edu