Associate of Science in Radiography
Prepare for an Exciting Career Creating X-ray ImagesAS OF FALL 2012 ST. CATHARINE COLLEGE WILL NO LONGER OFFER ITS ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN RADIOGRAPHY. INSTEAD THE COLLEGE NOW OFFERS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RADIOGRAPHY. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DAWN MCNEIL AT 859-336-5082 EXT. 1333 OR BY EMAIL AT dmcneil@sccky.edu
St. Catharine College’s (KY) two-year radiography program combines classroom, laboratory and clinical rotations to fully prepare you for a career as an entry-level radiographer. Ninety percent of our Radiography graduates find employment in the field within six months of graduation, a number that is 15 percent higher than the national average for Radiology graduates from other institutions.
The SCC Radiology Program, accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), is renowned for its excellence. Using a state-of-the-art PACS (Picture Archiving Computer System) and an energized lab that allows students to create actual images rather than the simulated images produced in some programs, you learn on the same kind of equipment you will use on an actual job in a modern hospital. Because classes are small, you receive lots of individual attention from your instructors, all of whom are experienced radiographers. When you complete the program, you will be ready to apply to take the national credentialing examination in Radiography, and fully prepared to hold down a position where the images you create are so important that patients’ health and very lives often depend on your expertise.
Special Program Highlights and Features:
- Students complete clinical rotations at a variety of sites, so they experience several types of settings, including rotations in: the trauma unit at the University of Louisville Hospital, a children’s hospital and a small rural hospital.
- Classes include fewer than 20 students, so each person receives lots of individual attention and hands-on experience using the imaging equipment.
- Unlike some programs that put students into clinical rotation before they have been fully trained, SCC Radiography students spend 24 weeks in classroom and lab training before they undertake their first clinical rotation. This approach allows our students to get more value from the clinical rotation and to contribute at a higher level while they are there.
- SCC’s energized labs allow students to see from film if their images are clear and capturing the views requested. Programs that do not use actual radiation in labs do not allow students or professors this ability to accurately assess their work.
- SCC’s Radiography program uses state-of-the-art lab equipment comparable to what graduates will encounter on their clinical rotations and later in the workplace.
- The program also offers a one-year post-graduate AMI (Advanced Medical Imaging) program in either Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
- Radiography students have the opportunity to participate in Lambda Nu National Honor Society for the Radiologic and Imaging Sciences.
Interesting Courses You Might Take
Film Processing and Imaging Systems – Gain an introduction to the darkroom, including the study of film and theories of film processing as they relate to radiographic production of diagnostic film.
Legal Issues in Imaging – Undertake an in-depth study of legal issues affecting the practice and organizational supervision in the health sciences. Review standards of practice in various fields. Explore different approaches to staff supervision and training.
Radiographic Anatomy and Pathology – Examine the way anatomical structures and pathological conditions are imaged. Analyze disease processes radiographically.
Meet the InstructorsAssistant Professor Dawn McNeil, Program Director – Registered in Radiography, Mammography, Abdominal Ultrasound, OB Ultrasound, Breast Ultrasound, Vascular Ultrasound and Radiology Management, Dawn is president-elect of ASRT.
Assistant Professor Ellis Blanton – Registered Radiologic Technologist and Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Ellis has 36 years experience at Baptist Hospital East, including 18 years as Department Director of Imaging.
April Bowman, Coordinator of Clinical Education – April is a graduate of the University of Louisville. She holds an AS in Radiologic Technology and a BS in Health Occupations Education. She has been teaching at St. Catharine since 2002.
Adjunct Instructors
| Michael Fletcher | Cathy Avdevich |
| Abigail Fulkerson | Pamela Colburn |
| Don Cull |
Career Outlook for Major
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment opportunities for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians are expected to grow more rapidly than the average for all occupations. Experts predict that prospects for employment will grow about 17 percent between 2008 and 2018. Those with knowledge of more than one diagnostic imaging procedure will have more opportunity.
