Ogeechee Technical College

Echocardiography

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OTC Echocardiography

Accreditation

The Echocardiography Program at Ogeechee Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS).

For more information about lab accreditation, check out the following link:http//www.caahep.org.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Echocardiography Program is to provide educational opportunities to individuals that will enable them to obtain knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed as Sonographers.

Echocardiography Program Graduation September 2009.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Minimum age is 18
High school diploma/GED required for program admission
Test scores required
Completion of the Imaging Science Services Assistant certificate
(the ISSA certificate must be completed by the end of Fall quarter prior to Spring quarter program admission)
“C” or better in all Imaging Science Services Assistant coursework
Overall GPA of 2.5 or better in all Imaging Science Services Assistant coursework
Health Occupations Aptitude Examination scores required with at least a 30th percentile in four of the five designated areas (excludes Spelling section)

Note:
The number of students accepted into the Echocardiography program is based on the standards set by the Joint Review Committee on Education of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS), which are based on the availability of the program’s clinical education settings. A non-discriminatory policy and a pregnancy policy are available upon request. If an applicant is not accepted into the program and wishes to try again, he/she must submit another application and meet all admission criteria with the exception of payment of application fee.

Gereral Location of CLINICAL SITEs

Tattnall, Chatham, Glynn, Ware, and Laurens counties
Hilton Head, SC and Jacksonville, FL

Next start date: April 2010

Graduation: September 2011

For more information about Echocardiography or National Certifying Exams, check out the following links:

Echo students practicing scanning techniques.

As set forth in its student catalog, Ogeechee Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, veteran status, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the College’s implementation of nondiscrimination policies: Kelli Waters, Title IX Coordinator, Office 143H, JEK Building, 912.871.1885 and Penny Hendrix, ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, Office 171E, JEK Building, 912.486.7211.