Ultrasound Tech Schools in Orlando

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ultrasound technicians, also known as diagnostic medical sonographers, operate diagnostic equipment that creates images from high frequency sound waves directed into areas of a patient's body. Sonographers are employed in hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices and mobile services. According to Salary.com, the median annual income for ultrasound technicians was $63,018 as of November 2009. Sonography programs require you to fill out an application for admission and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
  1. Central Florida Institute Inc.

    • Central Florida Institute is a private college located in north Orlando. This college offers an accredited diagnostic medical sonographer program from which graduates earn an associate of science degree in diagnostic medical sonography. The program’s curriculum integrates classes such as body structure and organ location, abdominal sonography, obstetric-gynecological sonography, and neurosonography. Courses take place in classroom, lab and clinical settings. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the certification exam.

      Central Florida Institute Inc.
      6000 Cinderlane Parkway
      Orlando, FL 32810
      407-253-5354
      cfinstitute.com?

    Valencia Community College: West Campus

    • Orlando’s public community college, Valencia Community College, offers a diagnostic medical sonography program at its west campus on South Kirkman. Valencia’s diagnostic medical sonography program is accredited and graduates are eligible to take the certification exam. This program also requires you to complete a set of general education courses and anatomy and physiology. Other classes include fundamental, clinical, abdominal, and OB/GYN sonography, acoustical physics and instrumentation, and sectional anatomy. Upon completion of this program, you earn an associate in science degree in diagnostic medical sonography.

      Valencia Community College: West Campus
      1800 S. Kirkman Road
      Orlando, FL 32811
      407-582-1288
      valenciacc.edu/west/health

    American Institute - College of Health Professions

    • The American Institute is located in Celebration, a suburb of Orlando near Disney World. American Institute offers a diploma and associate degree program in diagnostic medical sonography. This is a unique program that offers classes online. Instruction also takes place in a lab and in a real-life clinical setting. This program allows you to choose between a general focus, which includes instruction in abdominal and OB/GYN practices, and a cardiac focus, which includes the heart. Both programs teach vascular ultrasound, which is a common use of ultrasound technology as well. Completion of these accredited programs will allow students to take the certification exam.

      American Institute - College of Health Professions
      1420 Celebration Blvd.
      Celebration, FL 34747
      888-256-8952
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