The Coastal Bend College
Radiologic Technology program, accredited by
The Joint
Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
(JRCERT)
20 N. Wacker Drive,
Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312-704-5300
mail@jrcert.org
www.jrcert.org
Radiology's Information
Session scheduled for Wednesday April 8, 2020 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM has been
cancelled until further notice.
The Radiologic Technology Program is a 2-year program
designed to prepare the student for an exciting career as a Health Care
Professional. Students will have earned an Associate in Applied Science Degree.
Students will gain experience and knowledge through a combination of classroom,
laboratory and clinical hands on experience. Clinical sites will include surrounding
community hospitals.
Upon completion of the program, students will have developed the
skills as an entry level Radiologic Technologist. The student will then be able
to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) exam. The
successful completion of the ARRT exam will allow the student to then apply for
a Texas Medical Board license as required by the State of Texas for employment.
Application and the admissions criteria are under the link Admissions. The
curriculum for the Radiography Program will change for students entering the
program in Fall of 2018. Click here or
on the Curriculum link, on the left, to see the new curriculum for the
class starting Fall 2015. Also visit the admissions page for further details on
how this change will affect your point total for admission.
Note: New CBC
policy on Bacterial Meningitis
Radiography classes are offered on the Beeville Campus only. Contact the
program for more details.
New Policy on Mammography
The radiography program sponsored by Coastal Bend College has
revised its policy, effective May 1, 2016, regarding the placement of students
in mammography clinical rotations to observe and/or perform breast imaging.
(Additionally, the policy may be applied to any imaging procedures performed by
professionals who are of the opposite gender of the
patient.)
Under the revised policy, all students, male and female, will be
offered the opportunity to participate in mammography clinical rotations. The
program will make every effort to place a male student in a mammography
clinical rotation if requested; however, the program is not in a position to
override clinical setting policies that restrict clinical experiences in
mammography to female students. Male students are advised that placement
in a mammography rotation is not guaranteed and is subject to the availability
of a clinical setting that allows males to participate in mammographic imaging
procedures. The program will not deny female students the opportunity to
participate in mammography rotations if clinical settings are not available
to provide the same opportunity to male students.
The change in the program’s policy regarding student clinical
rotations in mammography is based on the sound rationale presented in a
position statement on student mammography clinical rotations adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology (JRCERT) at its April 2016 meeting. The JRCERT position
statement is included as Addendum A to the program’s policy and is also
available on the JRCERT Web site, www.jrcert.org, Programs & Faculty, Program
Resources. Click here for the JRCERT Position Statement.
Important: Information sessions for the Radiologic Technology
program have been scheduled for the Spring session for all
campuses. Information regarding the program and the Radiography profession
will be presented. It is worth two (2) points on the application if one attends
one of these information sessions.
To maintain compliance with requirements from the United States
Department of Education and the Joint Review Committee on Education in
Radiologic Technology Standards for Accreditation, specifically Objectives 1.1
and 5.3, the program at Coastal Bend College publishes the following
information.
Program Effectiveness Data
Program Effectiveness Data
Class of 2019
Total Number of Graduates 2019 – 19 students started in
Class of 2019 13 out of 19 students completed Program; Program Completion Rate
– 68.4% (Program Benchmark for Completion is 60%)
13 graduates of the Class of 2019 have taken the ARRT
examination and 9 out of the 13 passed on the first attempt (69%)
59 graduates of the program have taken the ARRT examination
within the past 5-year period. (2015-2019)
Current 5-Year Average ARRT Examination Pass Rate (1st
Attempt) (75%)
44 out of 59 graduates passed the ARRT examination on the
first attempt
75% (44 of 59) (Program Benchmark for first attempt passing
is 75%)
5-Year Average Job Placement Rate (%) – 82% (50 of 61)
(Program benchmark for employment is 75%)
50 of 61 graduates who are actively seeking employment have
found employment.