Radiologic Technology - Bakersfield College

Radiologic Technology from Bakersfield College is a Campus Associate Radiology degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Radiologic Technology is a health care profession whose practitioners work in hospitals, imaging centers, clinics and private physician's offices. The radiologic technologist (radiographer) is a member of the health care team who works directly with the patient and the physician performing a wide variety of diagnostic x-ray procedures. The role of the graduate radiographer may be that of staff radiographer, special imaging radiographer , supervisor, administrator or educator, depending upon the level of education and experience obtained. The Radiologic Technology Program provides concurrent classroom study at Bakersfield College and clinical education leading to the Associate of Science (A.S.) degree . Once a student has completed the prerequisites for admission, the program is twenty-four months in length starting in June of the first year and ending twenty-four months later in May. This combination of didactic (classroom) education with practical, on-site clinical education affords students an opportunity to immediately put into practice what they learn. Students should anticipate making a full time commitment to the program during the regular school year. Summer sessions are required and the fall, spring and summer sessions may be scheduled beyond the regular college session dates. Clinical education sites include hospitals and imaging centers affiliated with the college. Current clinical education settings include sites in Bakersfield, CA and Delano, CA. Successful completion of the requirements of the Radiologic Technology Program makes the student eligible to write the national examination by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and the Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) examination, administered by the State of California, Department of Health Services, Radiologic Health Branch. The student is also eligible to write the fluoroscopy permit examination administered by the State of California, Radiologic Health Branch. View more details on Bakersfield College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Radiology courses.