How many years of college does it take to become a radiology technician?
I need to know how long it takes to be a radiology technician and does this job have a high demand
Posted on August 17, 2010 at 7:48 pm by radiology · Permalink
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In: Radiology Technician Jobs · Tagged with: Become, College., Many, Radiology, Take, Technician, Years
on August 17, 2010 at 7:49 pm
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It takes 2 years and the job is in high demand. Just remember once you get a job in this field, you will be working nights, weekends and holidays.
on August 17, 2010 at 8:36 pm
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3 years of technician school.
on August 17, 2010 at 9:36 pm
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You don’t need a college degree at all. They have schools for X-ray technology.
on August 17, 2010 at 10:27 pm
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Here, our community college has a two year program to become a radiology technician, check where you live to determine if there is a local demand for this occupation. Your local employment security office should be able to help you with that question, but across the United States there is a high demand for all of the health field related occupations.
on August 17, 2010 at 10:50 pm
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Depends on the state. Most formal programs are two years and usually are at a community college. My state does allow you to work for a radiologist without being certified. They kind of sponsers you for a given number of hours and then you are eligible to sit for the state certification exam.
on August 17, 2010 at 11:09 pm
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You can go to either a college (more expensive but easier to get into) or a hospital based program (which I think gives you better training).
You can find info here:
http://asrt.org/content/RecruitmentandRetention/RecruitmentTools/Career_Brochure.aspx
and schools here: http://jrcert.org/cert/Search.jsp or here: http://arrt.org/index.html?content=http://www.arrt.org/nd/listOfSchools.ndm/listSchools&iframe=yes