Radiography

Radiography is a patient-centered career that is vital to the health care team by providing an imaging diagnosis for patient treatment. Begin your journey today to a career that provides professional and educational growth, professional advancement, and leadership opportunities.

The program consists of on-campus classes and clinical courses conducted at facilities in the Roanoke Valley and New River Valley, including a Level 1 Trauma center. Students are trained on state-of-the-art equipment using advanced techniques for imaging diagnosis. This training rotates through the operating rooms (OR) and imaging modalities such as CT, MRI, mammography, interventional radiography, cardiac cath, and others.

What do Radiologic Technologists Do?

• Provide quality imaging for patient diagnosis and deliver adequate amounts of radiation for imaging procedures.
• Ensure radiation safety measures for patients and themselves. They also administer contrast medias via oral routes or injections for certain procedures, and provide imaging for patients in the ICU, NICU, post-operative recovery rooms and operating rooms.
• Work with other health care professionals during trauma alerts or surgical procedures, and may modify imaging procedures as necessary for patient comfort or proper diagnosis.

What skills should a Radiologic Technologist have?

• Critical thinking skills
• Love for anatomy, science, and technology
• Motivation, maturity, compassion, organization and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Desire to obtain quality images for proper patient diagnosis

Why choose Virginia Western’s Radiography program?

• The program is nationally accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
• Faculty members are highly qualified, passionate and dedicated to providing one-on-one instruction, hands-on experience and a variety of clinical experiences.
• Virginia Western Radiography has a five-year employment rate of 100% (Source: JRCERT)

AART Content Specification for the Radiology Examination (PDF)

American Society of Radiologic Technologists

Accreditation

The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) and is operated in compliance with their standards for accredited programs.

JRCERT 
20 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182

mail@jrcert.org
312-704-5300
http://www.jrcert.org

The program’s current accreditation award is 8 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found here: VWCC Radiography JRCERT Accreditation Information.

Mission & Goals

The Radiography Program strives to provide quality educational experiences that ensure students prepare academically, clinically and professionally to develop intelligent, flexible and mature responses to the changing nature of medical imaging.

To effectively implement the program mission, the college and program faculty have made a commitment to meet the following student outcomes:

• To prove clinical competency as an entry-level radiographer
• To apply critical thinking and problem solving skills
• To demonstrate effective medical communication skills

Transferring

If you’re considering an AAS program and are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university, contact a program advisor upon entry to the program to discuss your plans.  

Credit for Prior Learning

Our Credit for Prior Learning Program may award college credit for college-level skills and knowledge gained outside of a college classroom. Examples of Credit for Prior Learning include:

• Certifications and licensures
• Military and law enforcement training
• Work-based learning
• National or institutional examinations
• Workforce training

Click here to learn more about Credit for Prior Learning.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Current and prospective students located outside the state of Virginia or who may be considering licensure in a state other than Virginia should review the disclosure information for this program here: Virginia Western Professional License Disclosures for Students Outside of Virginia.