Imaging

Get Below the Surface of Imaging Education

South Piedmont Community College trains imaging professionals across the country through its three continuing-education imaging courses: Computed Tomography, MRI, and Mammography.

Why do imaging professionals seek out our courses? Our courses are delivered online, and students can complete the clinical portion of their training at their employer or other site of their choosing.

Plus, our expert instructors will ensure you receive high-quality training.

Ready to take your imaging career to a new level? We’re here to take you there.

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The Program Options

16 Weeks

Core topics include, but are not limited to, CAT procedures and equipment operation, patient care (education, preparation, orientation, and positioning), patient history and assessment, contrast media usage, scout image, selectable scan parameters, and image processing and display. You will perform computed tomography imaging examinations and duties at various clinical sites under the supervision of a computed tomography technologist. This 16-week course is designed to educate technologists in the post-primary practice of computed tomography.

This course starts on the first Tuesday of every month.

Mode

Didactic hours are online. Clinical hours are off campus.

Course Details

Prerequisites

Individuals entering this course must be a registered radiologic technologist, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist. Students must present proof of current ARRT certification.

Email us to register

16 Weeks

This 16-week course is designed to provide the education and clinical experience for the post-primary practice of mammography. Core topics include, but are not limited to, patient care (education and assessment), image production (equipment operation and quality assurance), and procedures (anatomy, physiology, pathology, mammographic positioning, special needs and imaging procedures). You will perform mammographic examinations and duties at various clinical sites under the supervision of a mammographer.

This course starts on the third Tuesday of every month.

Mode

Didactic hours are online. Clinical hours are off campus.

Course Details

Prerequisites

Individuals entering this course must be a registered radiologic technologist, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist. Students must present proof of current ARRT certification.

Email us to register

18 Weeks

Core topics include, but are not limited to, MRI procedures and equipment operation, patient care (education, preparation, orientation and positioning), patient history and assessment, contrast media usage, scout image, selectable scan parameters, and image processing and display. You will perform magnetic resonance imaging examinations and duties at various clinical sites under the supervision of MRI technologists.

This course starts on the second Tuesday of every month.

Mode

Didactic hours are online. Clinical hours are off campus.

Course Details

Prerequisites

Individuals entering this course must be a registered radiologic technologist, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist. Students must present proof of current ARRT certification.

Email us to register

Flexible

Courses are offered each month of the year. There’s always a class about to start!

16~18

South Piedmont’s imaging courses range from 16-18 weeks to complete.

10+

More than 10 mock exams are given to prepare you for real licensure exams.

Flexible, Affordable, Proven

South Piedmont launched its Computed Tomography course in 2014 and introduced Mammography and MRI just a few years later.

With a decade of experience to our name, we have a proven track record of imaging education excellence. Students across the nation choose our imaging courses because they’re able to take advantage of high-quality online instruction while completing their clinical training at the site of their choice.

Another advantage of choosing South Piedmont: Our tuition costs include student liability insurance, and the tuition is the same for both in- and out-of-state students.

Exterior view of the Braswell Building at South Piedmont’s Old Charlotte Highway (OCH) campus.

Photo of David Wheeler in front of Building A on South Piedmont's Old Charlotte Highway campus.

Designed for the Working Technologist

These courses are designed for working technologists. That’s why we have many previous students who return to complete another course with us.
David Wheeler, Assistant Dean of Allied Health and Public Services