MCCC Students Well Prepared for a Career in Radiology

Our aging population and a decreasing cost of radiology diagnosis and therapy procedures are combining to boost the market for radiologic technologists and technicians, according to the foks at Monster.com.

That’s good news for students in ’s radiography program. For the third consecutive year, all 11 of the college’s 2011 radiography graduates passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) National Certifying Examination, according to an MCCC press release.

Jacqueline Sodano, of East Norriton, was one of them.

“I was drawn to radiography because of the care and relief I can bring to people. I love the health care environment and the fast-paced speed of the work place. The opportunities are never ending, and no two days are ever the same,” she said.

As an exemplary student, Sodano was selected to receive the first-ever radiography scholarship through the college’s foundation.

The ARRT exam covers the entire two-year radiography curriculum, including radiation protection, equipment operation and quality control, image production and evaluation, and radiographic procedures, patient care and education.

Since the program’s inception, 83 students have graduated from the 82 of them went on to become ARRT registered radiographers.

Radiologic technologists perform diagnostic imaging procedures, including X-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance scanning and mammography to assist in the diagnosis of illness.

Health care facilities employ 196,000 radiographers nationwide. More than 60 percent of them work in hospitals, while others work in physicians' offices, medical and diagnostic laboratories, diagnostic imaging centers and outpatient care centers.

According to an MCCC press release, employment of radiologic technologists is expected to increase 15 percent in over the next 10 years—faster than for any other occupations.