Additional Information: Radiography

The Radiography curriculum is a five-semester, highly selective, associate degree program with students entering in the fall semester.

Radiography course work includes concentration in anatomy and physiology, patient care and management, radiographic exposure, image processing, radiographic procedures, physics, pathology, radiation protection, quality assurance, and radiobiology. The course work also includes clinical rotations to area health care facilities including Johnston Medical Center (Clayton and Smithfield), Wayne Memorial Hospital, Sampson Regional Medical Center, Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital, and Eastern Carolina Medical Center with clinical supervision by all students.

Students enrolled in the Radiography program attend classes at JCC during daytime hours only. The clinical schedules are primarily day shift rotations although students are assigned to occasional night and weekend rotations, as well.

Radiography graduates may continue their education and specialize in Computerized Tomography (CT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Sonography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Dosimetry, Cardiovascular-Interventional Technology, Education, Radiation Safety, Management, Mammography, etc.

Graduates of accredited programs are eligible to apply to the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists’ national examination for certification and registration as Registered Radiographers. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, clinics, imaging centers, physicians’ offices, medical laboratories, government agencies, universities, and industry.