Ultrasound Technician Courses in Louisiana

Ultrasound technicians, also known as diagnostic medical sonographers, operate equipment that assists physicians in the diagnosis of various health conditions. As of November 2009, the annual median salary for diagnostic medical sonographers was $63,018, according to salary.com. If you are looking for a college that offers an ultrasound technician/diagnostic medical sonography program in Louisiana, there are several options throughout the state.
  1. Delgado Community College

    • Delgado Community College is a public college located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The diagnostic medical sonography program at DCC is a fully accredited16-month certificate program. Some of the classes you can expect to take in this program include ultrasound patient care, OB/GYN ultrasound, superficial structures and ultrasound practice. Students take these classes in classroom and lab settings and participate in an internship at the end of the program. Once you have completed this program, you will qualify to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography exam to become a licensed sonographer. Students wishing to apply to this program must have an associate degree in health-related studies or have completed 60 credit hours of college coursework.

      Delgado Community College
      615 City Park Avenue
      New Orleans, LA 70119-4399
      504-671-5000
      dcc.edu/

    Louisiana State University at Eunice

    • In addition to its main campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University also has campus locations in Shreveport, Eunice and New Orleans. At the Eunice campus, located in the town of Eunice, Louisiana, LSU offers a fully accredited one-year certificate program in diagnostic medical sonography. Some of the classes you can expect to take in this program include instrumentation, applied sonography, abdomen sonography and OB/GYN sonography. Once you graduate from this program you will be eligible to become licensed by taking the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography exam.

      Louisiana State University At Eunice
      2048 Johnson Hwy
      Eunice, LA 70535
      337-457-7311
      lsue.edu/

    Unitech Training Academy

    • Unitech Training Academy is a technical school with multiple locations throughout south Louisiana. The Lafayette location offers a certificate program in diagnostic medical sonography. This fully accredited program is 15-months long and will prepare you for a career in sonography. Some of the classes that you will take in this program include anatomy and physiology, physics for sonography, body structure and ultrasound basics. During the course of the program you will also participate in labs and clinicals for real-time practice using sonography equipment. Upon completion of the physics class, students are eligible to take the physics portion of the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography exam. After you have graduated from the program and completed one year of work experience in sonography, you will be eligible to take the entire American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography exam to become licensed in all areas of Sonography.

      Unitech Training Academy
      3605 South Ambassador Caffery Parkway
      Lafayette, LA 70503-5132
      337-988-6764
      unitechtrainingacademy.com/

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