The radiographer performs these procedures as well as those which require the use of contrast agents that make it possible to study organs that otherwise cannot be seen. Students receive their clinical education at Montefiore Medical Center, Columbia Medical Center, or Our Lady or Mercy Medical Center, all accessible by public transportation. The Radiologic Technology Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology and the New York State Department of Health. Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible for the National and State certifying examinations. Graduates may go on to earn a higher degree in radiological health sciences.
Graduates have a wide selection of clinical settings to choose from.
Hospitals and medical centers, outpatient imaging facilities, public health institutions, and government and private research institutes all require radiographers. MTH 31 should be considered for transfer to a senior college. This must be purchased before the end of the first semester of each year. Students will be accepted and assigned to clinical experiences and otherwise treated without regard to sex, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, age, handicap, marital or veteran status in accordance with the laws of the city, state and nation.