Radiography, AAS

Overview

Accreditation, Mission, Goals, and Learning Outcomes (PDF)
Essential Functions of a Radiographer(PDF)
Selective Admission Process(PDF)
Radiography Lab Experience and Virtual Career Shadowing(PDF)
Didactic and Clinical Overview(PDF)
2023-24 Radiography Handbook(PDF)
Radiography Program Effectiveness Data(PDF)
2023-24 Required Textbooks(PDF)
COVID-19: Program Requirement(PDF)

Narrative

Medical imaging is a dynamic, fascinating field. It's also a critical element of diagnostic medicine. Radiologists rely on their radiographers to produce optimum images for accurate interpretation. Our Radiography program is innovative, educationally sound, and vital in providing medical imaging services for the community-at-large.

Features

The Radiography Program at NCC is a 21-month consecutive program encompassing both traditional and non-traditional academic calendars. Clinical education at the affiliated hospitals is scheduled during the regular semesters, the first winter session, as well as during both summer sessions at the end of the first year. In addition, the main campus has two fully energized digital radiographic rooms in the Wogenrich Lab on the Main Campus. The students have the resources to practice their skills both on-campus and in clinical education

When students have completed their program requirements, they have the option to voluntarily complete 232-240 hours (6 weeks) in an Advanced Skills Internship in one of the following specialties: Bone Densitometry (BD), Computed Tomography (CT), Interventional Radiology (IR), Magnetic Resonance (MR) Mammography (M), or Operating Room (OR). The Advanced Skills Internship is offered through the College's Center for Business & Industry non-credit course offerings and is available to current year May graduates on a space available basis.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide student radiographers with an innovative and educationally sound program that will enable them to deliver quality patient-centered care, use radiation judiciously and display professionalism throughout their career

Joint Mission Statement between NCC and the Clinical Education Settings

Through mutual respect, in a learner-centered environment, we will collectively educate students to embrace the following components of the profession:

• Effective communication

• Problem solving

• Professionalism

• Radiation safety

• Technical competency and proficiency

Program Goals and Outcomes

1. To graduate students who are clinically competent. The students will be clinically competent when they are able to:

• Position accurately and in a timely fashion to visualize the appropriate anatomical structures.

• Select technical factors that will produce an optimal image.

• Employ principles of radiation protection.

2. Communicate effectively through word choice, level of explanation, and method of delivery. The students will be able to communicate effectively when they are able to:

• Write an accurate patient history.

• Communicate effectively in written and oral formats with patients, members of the health care team, and the community.

• Listen, understand, and evaluate what the speaker is saying.

• Speak using effective word choice, appropriate terminology, level of explanation and method of delivery.

3. Analyze situations using critical thinking to foster better patient care.

• Employ critical thinking skills to use appropriate alternative patient positioning and equipment configurations based on patient condition.

• Critique the image and evaluate radiographic quality.

• Manipulate exposure factors to compensate for patient and image variability while minimizing patient dose.

4. Employ the five components of being a true professional: character, attitude, excellence, competency, and conduct.

• Demonstrate professional attitude, ethics, and sound judgement.

Accreditation

The Radiography Program at NCC is accredited, and has been awarded the maximum accreditation term of 8 years by the:

Joint Review Committee on Education in

Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)

20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850

Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182

312.704.5300

312.704.5304 (Fax)

E-mail:mail@jrcert.org

Web site:www.jrcert.org

Our Radiography program is innovative, educationally sound, and vital in providing medical imaging services for the community-at-large. Graduates have the option to remain a general diagnostic radiographers or cross-train in Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Mammography (M), Bone Densitometry (BD), and Interventional Radiography (IR).

Transfer Potential

Bloomsburg University, Cedar Crest College, Misericordia University, Thomas Jefferson University

Career Potential

Radiographer (R), Administrator, Bone Densitometrist (BD), Interventional Technologist (IR), Computed Tomography Technologist (CT), Health Physicist, Instructor, Mammographer (M), Magnetic Resonance Technologist (MR), Nuclear Medicine Technologist (N), Radiation Therapist (T), Sales Representative