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The Cardiac Sonographer concentrates on using sophisticated ultrasound imaging equipment to perform cardiac and vascular exams on patients of all ages. The following interactive table displays accredited cardiac sonography programs in 2018, which can be sorted by state, city, degree and school name. Each training program has detailed contact information such as contact emails and phones.
In this article, you can find the following information:
How to Become a Cardiac Sonographer
It is important to choose CAAHEP accredited cardiac sonography programs if the career goal is to become one of the best Cardiac Sonographers.
Students can choose to complete a degree program with a cardiac concentration or complete a certificate training program which normally has prerequisites, such as having previously earned a Bachelor’s degree or Allied Health degree or being able to claim the minimum job experience in an Allied Health profession.
| State | City | Institute Website | CAAHEP or ARRT | Degree | Telephone | Contact Name | Contact Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Little Rock | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences www.uams.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (501)686-6848 | Anthony Baker | BakerAnthonyL@uams.edu |
| California | Fresno | Community Regional Medical Center www.communitymedical.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (559)459-2731 | Joy Guthrie | jguthrie@communitymedical.org |
| California | Richmond | Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences www.kpsahs.org | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate, Baccalaureate | (510)231-5083 | Nee Barnor | nee.barnor@kp.org |
| California | Loma Linda | Loma Linda University www.llu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (909)558-4416 | Marie DeLange | mdelange@llu.edu |
| Connecticut | New Haven | Yale-New Haven Hospital www.ynhh.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (203)688-8227 | Jennifer Wright | Jennifer.Wright@ynhh.org |
| Delaware | Wilmington | Delaware Technical Community College www.dtcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (302)765-4588 | Lily O. Lee | lillee@christianacare.org |
| Florida | Orlando | American College for Medical Careers acmc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Baccalaureate | (407)738-4488 | Lynda Fosnaugh | lfosnaugh@acmc.edu |
| Florida | Coconut Creek | Broward College www.broward.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (954)201-2089 | Karen Hoban | khoban@broward.edu |
| Florida | Delray Beach | Cambridge Institute of Allied Health www.cambridgehealth.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (561)381-4990 | ??Nicole Abrahams | NAbrahams@cambridgehealth.edu |
| Florida | Miami | Miami Dade College www.mdc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (305)237-4245 | Dahlia Sanchez-Suarez | dsanche1@mdc.edu |
| Florida | Orlando | Adventist University of Health Sciences www.adu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Baccalaureate | (407)303-7747 | Deziree Rada | deziree.rada@adu.edu |
| Georgia | Rome | Georgia Northwestern Technical College www.gntc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | (706)802-5860 | Nina Madden | nmadden@gntc.edu |
| Georgia | Atlanta | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology www.cambridgehealth.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (404)255-4500 | Brian Dillmon | BDillmon@cambridgehealth.edu |
| Georgia | Statesboro | Ogeechee Technical College www.ogeecheetech.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (912)688-6019 | Tina Welch | twelch@ogeecheetech.edu |
| Illinois | Palatine | Harper College www.harpercollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (847)925-6991 | Kelly Hamontree | khamontr@harpercollege.edu |
| Illinois | Carterville | John A. Logan College www.jalc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | (618)985-2828x8622 | Valerie Newberry | valerienewberry@jalc.edu |
| Indiana | Crown Point | Franciscan Saint Anthony Health www.franciscanalliance.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (219)757-6132 | Lori Hult | Lori.Hult@franciscanalliance.org |
| Indiana | Evansville | University of Southern Indiana www.usi.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (812)464-1994 | Claudine Fairchild | cfairchi@usi.edu |
| Indiana | Terre Haute | Ivy Tech Community College www.ivytech.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (812)298-2237 | Jennafer Grasfeder | jgrasfeder@ivytech.edu |
| Iowa | Des Moines | Mercy College of Health Sciences www.mchs.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate, Baccalaureate | (515)643-6610 | Adrienne St. Clair | astclair@mercydesmoines.org |
| Iowa | Iowa City | University of Iowa Health Care www.healthcare.uiowa.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (319)356-4871 | Stephanie Ellingson | stephanie-ellingson@uiowa.edu |
| Kansas | Kansas City | University of Kansas Medical Center-University of Kansas School of Health Professions www.kumc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (913)588-9690 | Mary Chivington | mchivington@mac.md |
| Kansas | Topeka | Washburn University www.washburn.edu | CAAHEP Accredited Program(Online) | Certificate | (785)670-2293 | Keith Farwell | keith.farwell@washburn.edu |
| Maryland | Baltimore | Johns Hopkins Hospital www.hopkinsmedicine.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (443)287-9142 | Patricia Mills | JHHEchoProgram@jhmi.edu |
| Maryland | Takoma Park | Montgomery College www.montgomerycollege.edu/surgtech | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (240)567-5569 | Linda Zanin | linda.zanin@montgomerycollege.edu |
| Maryland | Baltimore | University of Maryland Baltimore County www.umbc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | (443)692-6600x7205 | Corinne Capobianco | ccapobianco@umbctraining.com |
| Maryland | Columbia | Howard Community College www.howardcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (443)518-3430 | James Hwang | jhwang@howardcc.edu |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Bunker Hill Community College www.bhcc.mass.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (781) 280-3985 | Jane Morrison | MORRISONJ@middlesex.mass.edu |
| Michigan | Auburn Hills | Baker College of Auburn Hills www.baker.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (248)276-8243 | Kathleen Groesbeck-Moran | kathy.moran@baker.edu |
| Michigan | Jackson | Jackson College www.jccmi.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized(Online) | Associate | (517)796-8529 | Carol Hoch | hochcarola@jccmi.edu |
| Minnesota | Eagan | Argosy University www.argosy.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (651)846-3526 | Jennifer Zafke | jzafke@argosy.edu |
| Minnesota | Rochester | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science www.mayo.edu/education | CAAHEP Accredited | Diploma, Baccalaureate | (507)284-9918 | Sally J Miller | miller.sallyj@mayo.edu |
| Missouri | Springfield | Cox College coxcollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (417)269-3063 | Michelle Masengill | Michelle.Masengill@coxcollege.edu |
| Missouri | St. Louis | St. Louis Community College www.stlcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (314)644-9399 | Patti Rudick | prudick@stlcc.edu |
| Missouri | Sedalia | State Fair Community College www.sfccmo.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized(Online) | Associate | (660)596-7420 | Alice Townsend | atownsend2@sfccmo.edu |
| Nebraska | Omaha | Nebraska Methodist College www.methodistcollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (402)354-7135 | Anna Nesheim | Anna.nesheim@methodistcollege.edu |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | College of Southern Nevada www.csn.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (702)651-5925 | Tracy Lopez | tracy.lopez@csn.edu |
| New Jersey | Paramus | Bergen Community College www.bergen.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (201)493-3560 | Geralyn Collins-Eisler | gcollins@bergen.edu |
| New Jersey | Newark | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey www.shp.rutgers.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Baccalaureate | (908)889-2526 | Stanley Ort | ortst@shp.rutgers.edu |
| New York | Troy | Hudson Valley Community College www.hvcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | (518)629-7706 | Linda Desnoyers | l.desnoyers@hvcc.edu |
| New York | Levittown | Hunter Business School www.hunterbusinessschool.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Diploma | (631)736-7360 | Rosemarie P. Cann | rcann@hunterbusinessschool.edu |
| New York | Rochester | Rochester Institute of Technology www.rit.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (585)475-2241 | Hamad Ghazle | hhgscl@rit.edu |
| New York | Brooklyn | Long Island University www.liu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (718)780-6529 | Kerry Weinberg | kerry.weinberg@liu.edu |
| New York | Brooklyn | SUNY Downstate Medical Center www.downstate.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (718)270-7717 | Yosefa Pessin | Yosefa.pessin@downstate.edu |
| New York | Northport | Western Suffolk BOCES www.wsboces.org | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | (631)261-3730 | John Thomas | jthomas@wsboces.org |
| North Carolina | Hudson | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute www.cccti.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (828)726-2322 | Robin Nichols | rnichols@cccti.edu |
| North Carolina | Winston-Salem | Forsyth Technical Community College www.forsythtech.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | (336)757-3313 | David Wood | dwood@forsythtech.edu |
| North Carolina | Smithfield | Johnston Community College www.johnstoncc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (919)209-2158 | Cathy Godwin Daniels | chgodwin@johnstoncc.edu |
| North Carolina | Greenville | Pitt Community College www.pittcc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Diploma | (252)493-7240 | Heather Costanzo | hcostanzo@email.pittcc.edu |
| North Dakota | Fargo | Sanford Medical Center www.sanfordhealth.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Baccalaureate | (701)234-4984 | Stefanie Anderson | stefanie.anderson@sanfordhealth.org |
| Ohio | Newark | Central Ohio Technical College www.cotc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (740)755-7713 | Melinda Shoen | mshoen@cotc.edu |
| Ohio | Findlay | University of Findlay www.findlay.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate, Baccalaureate | (419)434-4708 | Susan Perry | perrys@findlay.edu |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | Cincinnati State Technical Community College www.cincinnatistate.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | (513)569-1425 | Tina Cisle | tina.cisle@cincinnatistate.edu |
| Ohio | Chesapeake | Collins Career Center www.collins-cc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | (740)867-6641x354 | Tracie Runyon | runyontr@collins-cc.edu |
| Ohio | Cleveland | Cuyahoga Community College www.tri-c.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | (216)987-5564 | Denise Kinches | denise.kinches@tri-c.edu |
| Ohio | Kettering | Kettering College www.kc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Baccalaureate | (937)298-3399x55656 | Susan McLaughlin Price | susan.price@kc.edu |
| Ohio | Rio Grande | University of Rio Grande / Rio Grande Community College www.rio.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | (740)245-7139 | Stephanie Saunders | ssaunders@rio.edu |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma State University www.osuokc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (405)945-3328 | Christina Stewart | Christina.Stewart@OSUOKC.edu |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center www.ouhsc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Baccalaureate | (405)271-8001x43402 | Kari Boyce | kari-boyce@ouhsc.edu |
| Oregon | Klamath Falls | Oregon Institute of Technology www.oit.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (541)885-1929 | Barry Canaday | barry.canaday@oit.edu |
| Pennsylvania | Monroeville | Community College of Allegheny County-Boyce Campus www.ccac.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (724)325-6731 | Eugene (Geno) Anitori | eanitori@ccac.edu |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Thomas Jefferson University www.jefferson.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Baccalaureate | (215)503-8724 | Nandkumar Rawool | nandkumar.rawool@jefferson.edu |
| Pennsylvania | State College | South Hills School of Business and Technology www.southhills.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Diploma | (814)234-7755 | Tricia Turner | tturner@southhills.edu |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | Lackawanna College-Towanda www.lackawanna.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (570)504-7920 | Stephanie McDaniels | mcdanielss@lackawanna.edu |
| Rhode Island | Warwick | Community College of Rhode Island www.ccri.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (401)333-7440 | Paula Cardillo | pcardillo@ccri.edu |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chattanooga State Community College www.chattanoogastate.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | (423)697-3341 | Jody Hancock | jody.hancock@chattanoogastate.edu |
| Texas | Alvin | Alvin Community College www.alvincollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | (281)756-5650 | Jessica Murphy | jmurphy@alvincollege.edu |
| Texas | Houston | Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School www.cardiotech.org | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate | (281) 495-0078 | Joan Douglas | info@cardiotech.org |
| Texas | Austin | Austin Community College www.austincc.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Associate | (512)223-5944 | Regina Swearengin | ginas@austincc.edu |
| Texas | Beaumont | Lamar Institute of Technology www.lit.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate, Associate | (409)839-2924 | Judy Tinsley | jatinsley@lit.edu |
| Texas | Corpus Christi | Del Mar College www.delmar.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (361)698-2832 | Kennith Hanna | khanna@delmar.edu |
| Texas | Cypress | Lone Star College-Cy Fair www.lonestar.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate | (832)482-1016 | Jeremi Martin | Jeremi.L.Martin@lonestar.edu |
| Washington | Bellevue | Bellevue College www.bellevuecollege.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Associate | (425)564-4193 | Terry Hatcher | terry.hatcher@bellevuecollege.edu |
| Washington | Seattle | Seattle University www.seattleu.edu | CAAHEP Accredited and ARRT Recognized | Certificate, Baccalaureate | (206)296-5960 | Carolyn Coffin | coffinc@seattleu.edu |
| West Virginia | Huntington | St. Mary?€?s Medical Center www.st-marys.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Baccalaureate | (304)526-1430 | Nancy MacClellan | nancy.macclellan@st-marys.org |
| West Virginia | Beckley | University of Charleston www.ucwv.edu | CAAHEP Accredited | Associate, Baccalaureate | (304)352-0037 | Tammy Mollohan | tammymollohan@ucwv.edu |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Aurora St Luke's Medical Center www.aurorahealthcare.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate | (414)385-7172 | Christopher Kramer | christopher.kramer@aurora.org |
| Wisconsin | Madison | University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics www.uwhealth.org | CAAHEP Accredited | Certificate, Baccalaureate | (608)890-6493 | Michelle Cordio?? | Mcordio@uwhealth.org |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis Hospital www.mywheaton.org/sonography | ARRT Recognized | Certificate, Baccalaureate | (414)647-5711 | Marc Wojciechowski | marc.wojciechowski@wfhc.org |
What to Learn in a Cardiac Sonography Program
Curriculum for cardiac sonography students include courses on cardiac anatomy, ultrasound physics, congenital heart disease, instrumentation, and courses that concentrate on adult, pediatric and/or fetal echocardiography imaging and diagnostic procedures. This is in addition to clinical practicums.
You can contact schools for a more detailed list of courses in cardiac sonography programs. Find your local ultrasound schools with detailed program information.
How to Become a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
Students graduating from cardiac sonography schools are immediately ready to take the ARDMS exams to become a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS). However, there are three specialty exams available, and they are adult echocardiography (AE), pediatric echocardiography (FE) and fetal echocardiography (FE). To earn the RDCS credential, students must pass the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam and at least one of the specialty exams.
What Does a Cardiac Sonographer Do
The Cardiac Sonographer is also called a Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, Cardiovascular Technician or Cardiovascular Technologist by some employers, depending on the job responsibilities.
The Cardiac Sonographer performs echocardiographic exams by using various types of ultrasound equipment to produce images of the heart and connecting arteries and blood vessels. The images are used for diagnostic purposes. The specialized Diagnostic Medical Sonographer evaluates the images for signs of abnormalities in the cardiac anatomy and function and assesses the related hemodynamics. Through evaluation of the heart structures and blood flow to and from the heart, Cardiac Sonographers provide critical physician support services in the detection of heart disease at various stages or of heart dysfunction. A Cardiac Sonographer will do patient imaging under various conditions that include echocardiograms, transesophageal echocardiograms, treadmill stress testing echocardiograms and so on. The specialized Diagnostic Medical Sonographer works directly with patients doing interviews, discussing medical histories, and explaining imaging procedures.
Salary and Job Outlook of Cardiac Sonographers
In most salary and occupation projections, Cardiac Sonographers are included in statistics for Cardiovascular Technicians and Technologists. The U.S. Department of Labor projects impressive job growth of 30 percent during the years 2012 to 2022. In 2016 there were 53,760 ultrasound specialists employed and that number is projected to grow by 15,700 positions by 2022. As the healthcare industry continues to expand across the nation to accommodate an aging population, Cardiac Sonographer job opportunities could easily exceed projections. | See Job Openings
According to the BLS report in May 2017, the average annual salary for all Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians was $55,270 or $26.57. However, salaries of many Cardiac Sonographers are much more at an average annual salary of $70,000, according to independent salary surveys. This is an excellent career choice for those who enjoy interacting with a variety of people and want to work in a healthcare setting.
The list of accredited cardiac sonographer schools is continually updated.
To find accredited online sonography schools or accredited training programs in general, vascular or pediatric cardiac sonography, simply visit accredited ultrasound technician school directory and use the interactive chart to search your specialized sonography program in 2018.