Many colleges in Illinois offer programs for students wanting to become radiology technicians.
Twenty-eight schools in Illinois offer either an Associate of Applied Science or a certificate in radiology technology and are accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (as of May 2010). Four are in Chicago. Radiology technicians are also known as radiographers, X-ray technicians, radiologic technologists and rad techs.
Southwestern Illinois College-Belleville
Southwestern Illinois College's campus in Belleville offers an Associate of Applied Science in radiologic technology. The program trains students to use medical imaging equipment to produce radiographs for detecting and diagnosing injury and disease. The university says rad techs can work in hospitals, oncology centers and doctors' offices.
Southwestern Illinois College
Radiologic Technology
Belleville Campus
2500 Carlyle Ave.
Belleville, IL 62221-5899
618-235-2700, ext. 5355
swic.edu/sw-content.aspx?id=699
Parkland College-Champaign
Parkland College in Champaign offers an Associate of Applied Science in radiologic technology, and certificates in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The program trains students to take medical imaging at an energized X-ray laboratory as well as other clinical settings. The school says its graduates can find jobs in trauma centers, hospitals and clinics. They can also advance to ultrasound, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine.
Parkland College
2400 W. Bradley Ave.
Champaign, IL 61821-1899
217-351-2200
parkland.edu/academics/departments/health/radtech.aspx
Malcolm X College-Chicago
Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, offers an Associate of Applied Science in radiography. Students learn to make radiographs of the stomach, intestines, kidney, bones and more. The college says its graduates can go on to specialize in MRI, CT, mammography, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy, or attend another university to earn a bachelor's degree.
Malcolm X College
Radiography Program
Room 3419
1900 W. Van Buren St.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-850-7000
malcolmx.ccc.edu//Academic_Programs/Radiography.asp
Wilbur Wright College--Chicago
Wilbur Wright College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, has an Associate of Applied Science program in radiography. The college says its students learn the skills necessary to use radiation to help diagnose disease. Also, the college provides an "Education Guarantee," meaning if graduates are judged by their employer to lack the required skills to do their jobs, the graduates will receive 12 free credit hours of training.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Chicago, IL 60634
773-777-7900
wright.ccc.edu/department/radiography/index.asp
Sauk Valley Community College--Dixon
Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon offers an Associate of Applied Science in radiologic technology. The program combines classroom instruction with clinical experience. Courses include technical nursing, electricity for rad techs, venipuncture for rad techs, quality control radiography and more.
Sauk Valley Community College
173 Route 2
Dixon, IL 62021-9112
815-288-5511
svcc.edu/academics/departments/health_careers/radiology/class
Illinois Central College--Peoria
Illinois Central College in Peoria offers an Associate of Applied Science in radiography. Beyond X-ray training, health care professionals learn anatomy, patient positioning and radiation safety and may specialize in such fields as bone densitometry, CT, mammography, sonography and more, the college says. Graduates can find work in hospitals, clinics and other medical imaging facilities. Clinical experience occurs at medical centers and hospitals.
Illinois Central College
1 College Drive
East Peoria, IL 61635-0001
309-694-5422
icc.edu/healthCareers/radiography.asp
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