Radiologic Technology

The pre-entrance Exam is required for the program - see WorkKeys link for more information

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If you are concerned about being able to make required scores and you would like to "brush up" on some of your skills prior to the pre-entrance exam, the Collins Career Technical Center's ABLE program is available for tutoring services Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Individuals with a passing score on all parts of the pre-entrance examination will be mailed an application packet for admission.

Pre-Acceptance Items

• Complete Application
• Items to upload in the student document portal
  • 2 Letters of Recommendation
  • College Transcript
  • High School Diploma/Transcript/GED
  • Shadowing Verification
  • Social Security Card/Birth Certificate
  • WorkKeys Scores (Click Here for Information about WorkKeys Testing)
• Reference Items
  • Allied Health Titer Guidelines (Click to Download Form)

Post-Acceptance Items

• Sign Enrollment Agreement (Sent to your Email via DocuSign)
• Additional items to upload in the student document portal link
  • 2-Step TB Results
  • Flu Vaccine (by October)
  • Hepatitis B Documentation (Titers for Surface Antigen & Surface Antibody Required)
  • Hepatitis C Antibody Titer
  • MMR Documentation (2 Vaccines or Titer)
  • Physical Exam (Click to Download Form)
  • Tdap Documentation (Within Last 10 Years)
  • Varicella Documentation (IGG Titer Required)
• Items to be sent directly to CCTC
  • 10-Panel Drug Screening (Click to Download Form)
  • FBI/BCI Background Check

Send from Agency Directy To:

Collins Career Technical Center
Attn: Adult Admissions
11627 State Route 243
Chesapeake, OH 45619

Email: admissions@collins-cc.edu

Program Mission Statement

To serve our community's needs by educating and preparing our students to obtain employment as Radiologic Technologists who can compete and advance in an ever-changing world of technology and work.

Program Vision Statement

Collins Career Technical Center's Radiography Program is dedicated to a student-empowered education resulting in lifelong skills, a strong work ethic, and the highest balanced quality of academic and hands-on Radiologic Technology career that enables our graduates the ability to compete and advance in a global marketplace while giving back to the community.

Program Objectives

Students of the Collins Career Technical Center Radiology Program will learn to perform radiographic procedures competently. This encompasses providing proper patient care, positioning skills, and the x-ray equipment used for each procedure. Students will learn how to administer contrast media material intravenously for diagnostic use with select exams. In addition, the student will understand how to perform the exam using proper radiation protection skills. This involves understanding the physics of x-radiation and how the equipment selections are used to impact the image's quality and minimize the radiation exposure to the patient. The proper use of shielding is also included in minimizing x-ray exposure to the patient.

Students will learn to evaluate radiographic images so that the exam quality is optimal. If a suboptimal image is produced, the student will know how to correct the error by determining whether it is a technical or positioning error.

Students will put practice to practical use in the clinical setting throughout the program. Exposure to other imaging modalities will be provided, so the student will see the available alternatives should they advance in radiology.

Program Goals

• The student will be clinically competent.
  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will use proper positioning techniques.
    • Students will use optimal technical factors.
    • Students will practice radiation safety.
• The student will communicate effectively.
  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • The students will be able to utilize effective oral communication in the clinical setting.
    • The students will be able to utilize effective written communication in the clinical setting.
    • The students will be able to utilize effective communication in the classroom setting.
• The student will exercise critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Students can manipulate technical factors for non-routine patients.
    • Students modify positioning for non-routine patients.
• The student will understand the importance of professionalism in radiologic technology.
  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will demonstrate professional work ethics.
    • Students will know the benefits of membership in professional organizations.
    • Students will demonstrate professional integrity.
• The student will be sufficiently prepared to pass the ARRT professional certification exam successfully.
  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will pass the 1st-year Advancement Exam on 1st attempt with an 80% before continuing onto their 2nd year in the program.
    • Students will pass the Program Completion Exit Exam on 1st attempt with an 80% or higher.

The Radiologic Technology program is articulated with Mountwest Community and Technical College for students to obtain their Associate of Applied Science as the terminal award upon completion of the program.

The following classes are required to complete the Radiologic Technology program at Collins Career Technical Center.

General education courses must be completed prior to applying to the program. Students may apply is the courses will be completed prior to the program's start date.

Clinical Sites

• Boone Memorial Hospital - Madison, WV
• Holzer Health Systems - Gallipolis, OH
• Jackson General Hospital - Ripley, WV
• Southern Ohio Medical Center - Portsmouth, OH
• St. Mary’s Imaging Center - Proctorville, OH
• St. Mary's Medical Center - Huntington, WV
• Three Rivers Medical Center - Louisa, KY

Clinical Obligations

The Radiologic Technology Program at Collins Career Technical Center encompasses four (4) full semesters and two (2) Summer Intercessions at the sponsoring institution’s Chesapeake campus. The clinical education component of the program is completed over four (4) semesters (Spring [Jan - Apr] & Fall [Aug - Dec] semester for two years).

Students are expected to attend all clinical assignments and should arrive on time at the clinical site, and be prepared to start their clinical training on time. Students are expected to participate during regularly scheduled classes or clinical time. Students will follow the sponsoring institution’s academic calendar regarding vacations. The sponsoring institution typically schedules breaks for the following: a spring break the week of Easter, a summer break the month of July, a fall break for the Thanksgiving Holiday, and a two week winter break for the Christmas/New Year Holidays. However, the breaks are subject to change. The student is not required to attend clinicals during scheduled breaks. The sponsoring institution observes the following holidays during the semesters: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Labor Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's (subject to change).

Students will be expected to follow the guidelines of the clinical rotation policy. Students will not be asked to travel more than three hours each way to a sponsoring clinical affiliate. Each student will rotate to a new clinical site each semester, but may return to that facility in a later semester. Rotation plans are based on experiences provided by the clinical affiliate and the examination needs of the student. Rotation assignments/clinical schedules are completed for the upcoming semester of clinical experience 4-6 weeks before clinical rotations begin. Changes to the rotation plan are up to the discretion of the clinical coordinator. Students must have an annual background check and drug screening and demonstrate documentation of current vaccinations required for clinical rotations as stated in the sponsoring institution’s admission policy.

• JRCERT
• ASRT
• ARRT
• Ohio Radiology License
• Kentucky Radiation Operator Certification
• West Virginia Medical Imaging Board of Examiners
• OSRT
• KSRT
• WVSRT