No, this is a full-time (Monday - Friday), day-time, 23-month program. This program is only available on the Forest Park and Florissant Valley campuses.
Radiologic Technology Program Details
The Radiologic Technology program is demanding and requires a significant time commitment. You will need to set aside 2-3 hours of study time (reading, homework, review) for each hour you are in class. It is recommended you work no more than 20 hours per week. Working more than 20 hours per week is discouraged, since this heavy workload may be detrimental to your academic and clinical success in the program, and your job must not conflict with classroom or clinical hours.
All program applicants must provide documentation of a minimum of eight hours of job shadowing in a hospital general radiology (x-ray) department. The completed job shadowing documentation form must be submitted at the time of program application.
The student arranges this on their own by contacting the human resources department of the hospital of their choice.
Shadowing at clinics, physician offices, outpatient centers, surgery centers, etc. will not be accepted because the purpose of this experience is to expose students to the environment they will encounter throughout the program.
The eight hours of shadowing may be done at one time, or at two different hospitals,
four hours at each facility.
A maximum of four hours may be completed at a children’s hospital. The remaining four
hours would need to be completed at a non-pediatric hospital.
Although a criminal record does not prevent you from being accepted into the program, it may prohibit you from participating in clinical education courses, which would prevent you from completing all program requirements for graduation. The clinical site has the right to deny participation to a student, which may not be appealed.
A criminal record may also prevent you from being eligible to take the certifying examination following graduation from the program. This will adversely impact your ability to obtain work in this field. Please contact The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists to discuss their pre approval process.
Currently, yes. To facilitate the entry of students into the available spaces, applications are accepted year-round and a waiting list is used. A student is placed on the waiting list once program application prerequisites have been met and a program application has been submitted to the Program Director. Placement on the waiting list is based solely on the date and time of submission to the Program Director. The exact waitlist length can vary depending on program demand. For a current estimate of the waitlist, please reach out to stlcc-radtech@stlcc.edu. Offers will be sent by email to those being admitted for the next starting cohort. All those receiving offers must attend a mandatory program orientation. Please contact the program director for more details.
Currently, this program admits 30 students every fall at the Forest Park campus and 19 students every spring at the Florissant Valley campus. Please note that the number of admitted students is based on the job market and clinical capacity.
Contact information must be current. Notify the program at stlcc-radtech@stlcc.edu immediately and update your information in Archer Connect. Not being able to contact you will result in removal from the waiting list and jeopardize admission to the program. Please note that program updates and offers will only be sent to ϳԹ emails.
Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO 207) must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” prior to the start of the program.
Completion of all program required general education courses between the time of program application and beginning the program is strongly advised. This will significantly reduce your course load once the area of concentration (XRT) begins.
Medical Terminology (HIM 101) is highly recommended, but not required.
NOTE: Please check with a financial aid assistant or academic advisor to make sure you do not use all of your financial aid award, grant, etc., so that you have enough available to you to complete the program.
The Radiologic Technology program currently utilizes 22 hospitals located throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Students are assigned to hospitals based on the educational needs and balance of examinations in the St. Louis area. Typically, students rotate through at least three clinical sites approved by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Clinical assignments may include rotations through large, medium, and small clinical settings. Pediatric rotations are also available.
Students enrolled in the radiologic technology program at ϳԹ are not permitted to transfer between locations (Forest Park and Florissant Valley). Each student is expected to complete the program at the location into which they were originally admitted.