Radiography

Program Description

The Radiography curriculum prepares the graduate to be a radiographer, a skilled health care professional who uses radiation to produce images of the human body.

Program Content

Course work includes clinical rotations to area health care facilities, radiographic exposure, image processing, radiographic procedures, physics, pathology, patient care and management, radiation protection, quality assurance, anatomy and physiology, and radiobiology.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of accredited programs are eligible to apply to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists' national examination for certification and registration as medical radiographers. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, medical laboratories, government agencies, and industry.

Accreditation

The Johnston Community College Radiography Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
20 Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182
(312) 704-53400
Email:  mail@jrcert.org

The program’s current award is 8 years. General program accreditation information and current award letter can be found at the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).

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