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Diagnostic medical sonography students in 2018 may choose programs specialized in a field of ultrasound technology like Vascular Technology (VT). The Vascular Sonographers around the country are called Vascular Technicians, Vascular Technologists and Vascular Ultrasound Technicians or Technologists.
In this article, you can find the following information:
Primary Educational Paths to Become a Vascular Sonographer
There are a couple of primary educational paths that a student can take to become a vascular ultrasound technologist or vascular sonographer.
- The student may choose a vascular concentration while earning an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, requiring taking additional vascular sonography courses.
- There are also certificate vascular sonography programs geared towards professionals who already have a degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography or who have Allied Health training and want to add a specialty.
| State | City | Institute Website | CAAHEP or ARRT | Degree | Contact Name | Contact Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | Virginia College www.vc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Cheryl Bandoo | cheryl.bandoo@vc.edu |
| Arizona | Phoenix | GateWay Community College www.gatewaycc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Bryan Dodd | dodd@gatewaycc.edu |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences www.uams.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Anthony Baker | BakerAnthonyL@uams.edu |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | University of Arkansas uafs.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Jodi Callahan | Jodi.Callahan@uafs.edu |
| California | Fresno | Community Regional Medical Center www.communitymedical.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Joy Guthrie | jguthrie@communitymedical.org |
| California | Loma Linda | Loma Linda University www.llu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Marie DeLange | mdelange@llu.edu |
| Connecticut | New Haven | Gateway Community College www.gatewayct.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Cara Case | ccase@gatewayct.edu |
| Delaware | Wilmington | Delaware Technical Community College www.dtcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Lily O. Lee | lillee@christianacare.org |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | Nova Southeastern University www.nova.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate, Master | Jorge Han | jh1608@nova.edu |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | Keiser University-Fort Lauderdale www.keiseruniversity.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Rosy Silverman | rsilverman@keiseruniversity.edu |
| Florida | Jacksonville | St. Vincents Medical Center www.jaxhealth.com | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Chemene Wilson | Chemene.Wilson@jaxhealth.com |
| Florida | Orlando | Adventist University of Health Sciences www.adu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Baccalaureate | Deziree Rada | deziree.rada@adu.edu |
| Georgia | Rome | Georgia Northwestern Technical College www.gntc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | Nina Madden | nmadden@gntc.edu |
| Illinois | Glen Ellyn | College of DuPage www.cod.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | Melissa McKirdie | mckirdiem@cod.edu |
| Illinois | Chicago | Rush University www.rush.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Eileen French-Sherry | Eileen_M_French-Sherry@rush.edu |
| Indiana | Terre Haute | Ivy Tech Community College www.ivytech.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Jennafer Grasfeder | jgrasfeder@ivytech.edu |
| Indiana | Evansville | University of Southern Indiana www.usi.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Claudine Fairchild | cfairchi@usi.edu |
| Iowa | Iowa City | University of Iowa Health Care www.healthcare.uiowa.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Stephanie Ellingson | stephanie-ellingson@uiowa.edu |
| Kansas | Parsons | Labette Community College www.labette.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Brian Vediz | Brianv@labette.edu |
| Kansas | Kansas City | University of Kansas Medical Center www.kumc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Candace Spalding | cspaldin@kumc.edu |
| Kansas | Topeka | Washburn University www.washburn.edu | CAAHEP Accredited Program(Online) | Certificate Program (online) | Keith Farwell | keith.farwell@washburn.edu |
| Kentucky | Hazard | Hazard Community and Technical College www.hazard.kctcs.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Melissa Couch | mcouch0016@kctcs.edu |
| Kentucky | Paducah | West Kentucky Community and Technical College www.westkentucky.kctcs.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Nichole Toon | nichole.toon@kctcs.edu |
| Maryland | Takoma Park | Montgomery College www.montgomerycollege.edu/surgtech | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Linda Zanin | linda.zanin@montgomerycollege.edu |
| Maryland | Baltimore | University of Maryland Baltimore County www.umbc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | Corinne Capobianco | ccapobianco@umbctraining.com |
| Maryland | Columbia | Howard Community College www.howardcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | James Hwang | jhwang@howardcc.edu |
| Michigan | Auburn Hills | Baker College of Auburn Hills www.baker.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Angel Marshall | angel.marshall@baker.edu |
| Michigan | Owosso | Baker College of Owosso www.baker.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Jennifer Mullin | jennifer.mullin@baker.edu |
| Michigan | Jackson | Jackson College www.jccmi.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized(Online) | Certificate, Associate | Heather Ruttkofsky | ruttkofheatherm@jccmi.edu |
| Michigan | Southfield | Providence Hospital/Madonna University www.stjohn.org | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | Tracey Olldashi | Tracey.Olldashi@ascension.org |
| Minnesota | Rochester | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science www.mayo.edu/education | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Baccalaureate | Diane Youngs | youngs.diane@mayo.edu |
| Missouri | Springfield | Cox College www.coxcollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Michelle Masengill | mmaseng@coxcollege.edu |
| Missouri | St. Joseph | Hillyard Technical Center www.hillyardtech.com | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Jaclyn Pruitt | jaclynpruitt@sjsd.k12.mo.us?? |
| Missouri | Columbia | University of Missouri www.missouri.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate, Master | Moses Hdeib | hdeibm@health.missouri.edu |
| Nebraska | Omaha | Nebraska Methodist College www.methodistcollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Jody Berg | Jody.Berg@methodistcollege.edu |
| New York | Brooklyn | Long Island University www.liu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Kerry Weinberg | kerry.weinberg@liu.edu |
| New York | Northport | Western Suffolk BOCES www.wsboces.org | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | John Thomas | jthomas@wsboces.org |
| North Carolina | Asheville | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College www.abtech.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Chastity Coates Case | chastitylcase@abtech.edu |
| North Carolina | Smithfield | Johnston Community College www.johnstoncc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Cathy Godwin Daniels | chgodwin@johnstoncc.edu |
| Ohio | Newark | Central Ohio Technical College www.cotc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Melinda Shoen | mshoen@cotc.edu |
| Ohio | Findlay | University of Findlay www.findlay.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate, Baccalaureate | Susan Perry | perrys@findlay.edu |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | Cincinnati State Technical Community College www.cincinnatistate.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | Tina Cisle | tina.cisle@cincinnatistate.edu |
| Ohio | Chesapeake | Collins Career Center www.collins-cc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | Tracie Runyon | runyontr@collins-cc.edu |
| Ohio | Cleveland | Cuyahoga Community College www.tri-c.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | Denise Kinches | denise.kinches@tri-c.edu |
| Ohio | Kettering | Kettering College www.kc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Baccalaureate | Susan McLaughlin Price | susan.price@kc.edu |
| Ohio | Columbus | Ohio State University www.osu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Kevin Evans Ph.D. | Kevin.Evans@osumc.edu |
| Ohio | Toledo | Owens Community College www.owens.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | Stacie Gessler | stacie_gessler@owens.edu |
| Ohio | Rio Grande | University of Rio Grande / Rio Grande Community College www.rio.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | Stephanie Saunders | ssaunders@rio.edu |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center www.ouhsc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Baccalaureate | Kari Boyce | kari-boyce@ouhsc.edu |
| Oregon | Klamath Falls | Oregon Institute of Technology www.oit.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Christopher Caster | christopher.caster@oit.edu |
| Pennsylvania | Monroeville | Community College of Allegheny County-Boyce Campus www.ccac.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Eugene (Geno) Anitori | eanitori@ccac.edu |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Thomas Jefferson University www.jefferson.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Baccalaureate | Nandkumar Rawool | nandkumar.rawool@jefferson.edu |
| Pennsylvania | State College | South Hills School of Business and Technology www.southhills.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | Tricia Turner | tturner@southhills.edu |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | Lackawanna College-Towanda www.lackawanna.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Stephanie McDaniels | mcdanielss@lackawanna.edu |
| Rhode Island | Warwick | Community College of Rhode Island www.ccri.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Paula Cardillo | pcardillo@ccri.edu |
| Tennessee | Memphis | Baptist Memorial College of Health Science www.bchs.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Baccalaureate | Connie Willis | Connie.Willis@bchs.edu |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chattanooga State Community College www.chattanoogastate.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | Jody Hancock | jody.hancock@chattanoogastate.edu |
| Texas | Alvin | Alvin Community College www.alvincollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | Jessica Murphy | jmurphy@alvincollege.edu |
| Texas | Austin | Austin Community College www.austincc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | Regina Swearengin | ginas@austincc.edu |
| Texas | Austin | Virginia College www.vc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Dianna Sequeira | dianna.sequeira@vc.edu |
| Texas | Cypress | Lone Star College-Cy Fair www.lonestar.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Jeremi Martin | Jeremi.L.Martin@lonestar.edu |
| Texas | Weatherford | Weatherford College www.wc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Peter Klimo | pklimo@wc.edu |
| Washington | Bellevue | Bellevue College www.bellevuecollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | Terry Hatcher | terry.hatcher@bellevuecollege.edu |
| Washington | Seattle | Seattle University www.seattleu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate, Baccalaureate | Carolyn Coffin | coffinc@seattleu.edu |
| West Virginia | Beckley | University of Charleston www.ucwv.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Baccalaureate | Tammy Mollohan | tammymollohan@ucwv.edu |
| West Virginia | South Charleston | BridgeValley Community & Technical College www.bridgevalley.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Kim Shamblin | kim.shamblin@bridgevalley.edu |
| West Virginia | Huntington | St. Mary?€?s Medical Center www.st-marys.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Nancy MacClellan | nancy.macclellan@st-marys.org |
| West Virginia | Bridgeport | United Hospital Center, Inc. www.uhcwv.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Diploma | Rosemary Trupo | trupor@uhcwv.org |
| Wisconsin | Mequon | Concordia University of Wisconsin www.cuw.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Marc Wojciechowski | marc.wojciechowski@cuw.edu |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Aurora St Luke's Medical Center www.aurorahealthcare.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | Laura Sorenson | laura.sorenson@aurora.org |
| Wisconsin | Janesville | Blackhawk Technical College www.blackhawk.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | Michele Spates | mspates@blackhawk.edu |
| Wisconsin | Madison | University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics www.uwhealth.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Baccalaureate | Michelle Cordio?? | Mcordio@uwhealth.org |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin www4.uwm.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | Amanda Smith | smith989@uwm.edu |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis Hospital www.mywheaton.org/sonography | ARRT Recognized | Certificate, Baccalaureate | Marc Wojciechowski | marc.wojciechowski@wfhc.org |
To find accredited online sonography schools or accredited programs in cardiac, pediatric cardiac and general sonography, please visit accredited ultrasound technician school directory in 2018 and use the interactive chart to search your school and program.
Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT)
It is necessary to pass two ARDMS vascular exams to earn a credential as a Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT). They are Sonography Principles and Instrumentation and Vascular Technology.
Completing CAAHEP accredited vascular sonography programs will prepare students to pass the ARDMS vascular exams. Prerequisites vary by program. Once admitted, the core curriculum will focus on topics like the human anatomy, hemodynamics, ultrasound physics, pharmacology concerning the vascular and cardiac systems, and others. It is also necessary to complete clinical training at a school-approved site.
Vascular Ultrasound CME Credits
In order to maintain certification in good standing, registered vascular sonographers are required to take periodic continuing medical education, referred to as ultrasound CME. Sonographers can take paid or free vascular ultrasound CME credits. The following organizations offer vascular CME:
- SDMS (Free CMEs)
- society for vascular ultrasound (Free CMEs and Paid CMEs)
- Vascular-Web (Paid CMEs)
- Owen Brown’s Workshops in Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound (Paid CMEs)
- Pacific Vascular Institute for Continuing Medical Education (Paid CMEs)
- Prairie Vascular Institute (Paid CMEs)
Vascular ultrasound certification is also available through the ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists) and CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International).
Salary and Job Outlook
Per independent salary surveys of Vascular Technicians working in the U.S., the average annual salary was approximately $63,450 or $30.50 per hour. This is significantly more than the average annual wages of $56,100 or $26.97 per hour reported by the federal government for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians.
The employment outlook for the Vascular Technologists is expected to be excellent with a 30 percent increase in employment during the years 2012 to 2022 for this specialty. As technology advances and the healthcare focus increasingly shifts to using more non-invasive procedures, there will be an increasing demand for Vascular Technologists in diagnostic laboratories and physician offices. The best vascular ultrasound jobs will go to the people who are certified. | See Job Openings
Vascular Sonographer: Is it the Right Career for You?
Vascular sonographers use sophisticated imaging equipment to make images involving the body’s blood supply. The medical professional produces images of the blood flow to and from organs and tissues, looking for obstructions, disease and deformities and then assessing the character and degree if found. Diagnostic imaging can detect and be used for diagnosing complications due to cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and neurological disorders.
Vascular sonographer is a high demand occupation offering a challenging career in a variety of medical facilities, including hospitals and clinics. Specializing can lead to higher wages and greater advancement opportunities.