St. Louis Community College's Forest Park campus, located in St. Louis, Missouri, offers a full-time 42-credit certificate of proficiency in diagnostic medical sonography. Students can choose a certification program that specializes in medical sonography, cardiac sonography or vascular technology. Students spend 1,400 hours learning in the classroom and then partake in clinical rotations to practice their skills. To be considered for admission to this program, applicants must have completed an associate degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, spent at least four hours shadowing an ultrasound technologist and 120 hours providing patient care.
St. Louis Community College - Forest Park
5600 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-644-9100
stlcc.edu
Located in Concord, New Hampshire, NHTI Concord's Community College is a small school with a student body of approximately 5,000. The college offers a full-time, four-semester diagnostic medical sonography degree program at the college. In order to be considered for acceptance to the program, applicants must possess an associate degree in an allied health field or a bachelor's degree in a scientific field. Throughout the course of the program, students learn about vascular, obstetric and gynecological ultrasound.
NHTI Concord's Community College
31 College Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-7154
nhti.edu
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, located in Asheville, North Carolina, offers a full-time, two-year associate degree program in medical diagnostic sonography. Students learn about how to use ultrasound equipment, the pathology of disease processes, the basics of anatomy and physiology, the basics of fetal development and communication skills. Upon completion of the classroom portion of training, students partake in clinical rotations to practice their clinical skills.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
340 Victoria Road
Asheville, NC 28801
828-254-1921, ext. 470
abtech.edu