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Radiologic Tech and Medical Imaging
Overview
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The Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging program at City Tech prepares students to become highly skilled professionals in the field of diagnostic medical imaging. Through a comprehensive curriculum combining classroom instruction with extensive clinical experience, students learn to utilize ionizing radiation to produce diagnostic images that aid in the detection of injury and disease. The program's rigorous technical education is enhanced by state-of-the-art imaging laboratories and strong partnerships with major healthcare institutions throughout New York City.
Students receive training at prestigious clinical affiliates including Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital, and various Mount Sinai facilities. This hands-on experience, combined with expert instruction from faculty with extensive clinical backgrounds, ensures graduates are well-prepared for professional practice. The program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) through 2032 and maintains impressive outcomes with a 91.6% five-year average pass rate on the ARRT certification examination and a 97.5% job placement rate.
Graduates find employment opportunities in hospitals, imaging centers, physicians' offices, and clinical research facilities. According to recent labor statistics, radiologic technologists earn a median wage of $65,140, with strong employment prospects in this growing healthcare field. The program's focus on technical competence and professional development, combined with comprehensive training in patient care and radiation safety, positions graduates for successful careers in medical imaging.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will be competent in clinical components of radiologic technology.
Graduates will communicate effectively in a health care setting.
Graduates will demonstrate skills in critical thinking and problem-solving.
Graduates will enter the field of radiologic technology and practice with a high degree of ethics and professionalism.
Graduates of the associate in applied science program will:
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills;
Demonstrate strong cognitive skills in radiologic technology;
Effectively plan, prepare for, and carry out procedure requirements according to patient’s needs;
Position patients for radiographic examinations;
Illustrate appropriate patient care while working with patients;
Illustrate radiation protection while working with patients;
Formulate correct exposure factors for radiographic exams.
Evaluate radiographic images and determine proper course of action;
Demonstrate proper ethics and professionalism while working with patients;
Demonstrate understanding of career path in one of the advanced modalities (CT, MRI, Special or Interventional Procedures; and
Satisfy employers with their work ethics and professionalism.
Required Functional Abilities and Technical Standards
The following functional abilities will be necessary to successfully complete the Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging program. This information is provided to allow the student to assess his/her own capabilities. The functional abilities may be performed with reasonable accommodation. Students with special needs may refer to the STAR Center, the Counseling Services Center, and Center for Student Accessibility.
To ensure patient safety throughout the program, the student must be able to:
Assist in positioning patients who may be comatose, paralyzed, or otherwise incapacitated, from wheelchairs and beds to x-ray tables, and vice versa;
Position, place, and move heavy equipment including cassettes, portable x-ray machines and overhead equipment such as the x-ray tube mounted on the ceiling;
Respond to sound and light signals from control panels and exposure switches over distances of up to of 15 feet;
Respond to sound and light signals to determine and recognize equipment malfunction;
Determine differences in gradual changes in blacks, grays and whites for purposes of judging radiographs or digital images for technical quality;
Communicate verbally and in writing in the English language with patients and other health care personnel;
Fill syringes and enema bags, manipulate locks on imaging equipment;
Practice effective isolation procedures and maintain the integrity of a sterile field;
Utilize keyboard and/or barcoding devices to input clinical data into computer systems; and
Tolerate physical and emotional stress and continue to exercise good judgment and think critically.
Additional Costs
Radiation badge monitoring service paid at the beginning of the first and third semesters; | $20 per year |
Trajecsys paid at the end of the first fall semester | $150 |
Estimated textbook costs | $1,000 |
Lab coat for radiographic procedures | $28 |
Uniforms, shoes and additional lab coat for the clinical education courses or more at the beginning of the second semester. (Uniforms and lab coats must have the department emblem on the left sleeve) | $100 |
Pinning Fee | $125 |
CPR Certification | $100 |
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) application fee | $225 |
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) NYS license application fee | $120 |
Please note that the above fees are subject to change without notice.
Requirements
To be considered for admission into the clinical phase of the program, a student must demonstrate CUNY proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics;
Successful completion of course or course, course (with a grade of C or higher), course (with a grade of C or higher and taken within 5 years), course or course or course, and course; and a minimum grade point average of 2.7.
Note: Due to the high number of applicants to the clinical phase of the program in recent years, the average GPA for acceptance has been approximately 3.4 or higher.
Transfer Students
Students who wish to transfer into the Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging program from another college and/or from other college curricula must adhere to all the general admission requirements of the college and department.
To be eligible for admission to the clinical phase of the program, transfer students from other colleges must be in good academic standing, not on probation, and not academically dismissed from continuing in the radiologic technology program at previous college(s).
Transfer students from other colleges must be registered at City Tech for at least one semester prior to being considered for admission to the clinical phase of the program.
Transfer students may not be considered for the clinical phase of the program until they have satisfied all the pre-clinical criteria including a minimum college index of 2.7 and space availability.
Note: Due to the high number of applicants to the clinical phase of the program in recent years, the average GPA for acceptance has been approximately 3.4 or higher.
Other Requirements
The educational requirements of the program include didactic and clinical training. As specified by the JRCERT, clinical training is an essential component achieved through internship programs with affiliated hospitals. The hospitals require criminal background check, drug tests, and proof of students’ legal presence in the US. If a clinical affiliate determines that a student may not take part in its training program based on the results of a criminal background check, drug tests, or immigration status, the student will be unable to complete the clinical course requirements must therefore withdraw from the program.
Any student entering the program who has a misdemeanor or felony record or conviction is required to self-disclose to the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists at www.arrt.org or call 651-687-0048, and New York State Department of Health at www.health.state.ny.us, or call 518-402- 7570. This must be done either before or upon acceptance to the clinical phase of the program; even if there was a negotiated plea or dismissed sentence. Failure to report this information is considered non-disclosure which is a serious infraction that could result in severe penalties including ineligibility or revocation of certification and registration.
Specific courses listed indicate double duty courses, i.e., program degree requirements that also meet general education requirements.
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Bachelor's degrees and AA and AS degrees require six flexible common core courses: at least one course in each of the five flexible core areas and an additional sixth course in one of them. Students can complete no more than two courses from any one area. AAS degrees may require fewer overall flexible core credits.
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Some courses that are required for the major also meet general education requirements. Choosing to take advantage of double duty can speed up progress toward graduation and increase elective credits. In DegreeWorks, a double duty course displays and fulfills both requirements, but the credits count only once; the elective area will adjust automatically. Specific options for double duty courses may be listed here or noted in the degree map below.
Students at New York City College of Technology must complete two courses designated writing intensive (WI) for the associate level, one from general education requirements and one from the major.
Transfer students and those who have earned a prior degree may have part or all of this requirement waived; please consult the Degree Requirements page for additional information.
Progression and Graduation Requirements
During the spring advisement period, students are selected for the fall semester, based on the following:
Enrollment in the Rad Tech major as indicated in CUNYfirst.
Completion of all prerequisites.
Enrollment at City Tech for at least one semester, if transferred from another academic institution.
Demonstrated strong academic performance (overall GPA and prerequisite GPA). If the number of students meeting the stated criteria exceeds the number of available spaces, seats will be allocated on the basis of the student’s academic recordandGPA.Anindexof2.7doesnot guarantee admission into the clinical phase of the program. As the GPA of the potential applicants increase, a higher GPA will be needed to qualify.
Performance Standards
Students in the clinical program must:
Attend classes in the fall, spring and summer sessions as a full time student from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Submit documented evidence of a complete physical examination demonstrating good health. The Health Examination Form is provided by the department; students are responsible for satisfying NYS immunization and hospital affiliates immunization requirements. Evidence of a negative tuberculin skin test (ppd) and a seasonal flu vaccine are required.
Maintain a minimum grade of C in each course designated with the prefix RAD and BIO. Any student earning a grade lower than C in a RAD course may not progress in the program without repeating the course and earning a minimum grade of B-. No course in the program may be repeated more than once.
Successfully complete all semester requirements.
Comply with all program and hospital affiliate policies and procedures.
Complete the clinical phase of the program within three years.
Maintain the college academic requirement (2.0 GPA) for graduation.
Please note that the number of seats in any course designated RAD is strictly limited. If the number of students seeking to enroll in a RAD course exceeds the number of seats, first priority will be given to eligible students who have not previously enrolled in that course. After all such students have had a reasonable opportunity to enroll, students seeking to repeat the course may be given access to the remaining seats, if any. All students seeking to repeat a given course will be ranked by their numeric final grades in that course, and none will be permitted to enroll until those higher on the list have been given an opportunity. Students who received a grade lower than C in two or more RAD courses will be dismissed from the program, as will students whose cumulative averages are below 2.0.
Students must successfully complete all clinical objectives and course requirements to receive a passing grade. A student can be removed from the internship for any unprofessional behavior, a serious infraction of hospital rules and regulations, or endangering a patient’s safety. This may be determined by the hospital and/or faculty and could result in a failing grade and dismissal from the program.
The clinical internship is competency-based and therefore requires active participation on a consistent basis. Insufficient participation may result in a failing grade.
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RAD courses with the same first two numbers must be taken as co-requisites i.e: RAD 1100, RAD 1200, RAD 2300, RAD 2400 series