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MRI Tech Training Near Salem, Oregon

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologists perform diagnostic imaging in a hospital or medical clinic. According to the Oregon Employment Department, the employment outlook for MRI technologists in Oregon is expected to increase by 23.5 percent by 2018. The average annual salary for an MRI technologist is $60,536. The minimum level of training to become an MRI technologist is an associates degree, but employers prefer a bachelor's degree in radiologic technology. There are two schools within forty-five miles of Salem that provide MRI training.

  1. Linn-Benton Community College

    • Linn-Benton Community College offers an associate of applied science in diagnostic imaging. The program is a 22-month intensive program. Students progress through the program in a group of 25 students.

      Linn-Benton Community College

      6500 Pacific Boulevard Southwest

      Albany, OR 97321

      541-917-4999

      linnbenton.edu

    Portland Community College

    • Portland Community College offers an associate of applied science in radiography and a nine-month certificate in MRI technologist training. Portland Community College's radiography degree program is nationally accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).

      Portland Community College

      12000 SW 49th Avenue

      Portland, OR 97219

      503-244-6111

      pcc.edu

    Outside of the Salem Metropolitan Area

    • Located in Klamath Falls, nearly 200 miles south of Salem, Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) is the only school in Oregon which offers a bachelor of science in radiologic science.

      Oregon Institute of Technology

      3201 Campus Drive

      Klamath Falls, OR 97601

      541-885-1000

      oit.edu

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