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Accreditation
The program’s current award is 8 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found here .
Mission Statement
The Radiography program at Pennsylvania College of Technology is an associatedegree program that provides students a high-quality education delivered by experienced instructors. The curriculum includes significant hands-on learning experiences in laboratory and clinical settings, which prepare graduates for successful entry into the profession. The program assists students in achieving their professional goals and promotes the value of life-long learning to ensure that graduates remain productive members of the profession throughout their careers.
Program Goals and Learning Outcomes
A graduate from this program will be able to:
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of radiation exposure principles.
- Students will demonstrate the application of radiation protection principles.
- Students will appropriately position patients.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to maintain the flow of patients in an assigned radiographic room.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate essential critical thinking and ethical decision-making skills in scenario-based learning.
- Students will demonstrate a higher level of thinking and apply critical thinking skills while performing non-routine procedures.
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills when evaluating radiographic images.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate professional behaviors in the clinical setting.
- Students will demonstrate understanding of importance of staying current in the profession.
- The student will evaluate the various opportunities for professional growth within Medical Imaging Sciences.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate effective written communication.
- Students will communicate effectively with patients.
- Students will demonstrate oral communication skills.
- Students will demonstrate cultural competence.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will collaborate effectively with peers and instructors.
- Students will compose an application essay for student leadership program at Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technology.
Program Effectiveness Goals
Yearly Average Benchmark ≥ 75%
5-year Average Benchmark ≥ 75%
*This item does not include graduates who do not take their registry examination within 6 months of graduation.
Yearly Average Benchmark ≥ 70%
*This item does not include those attrition excluded by JRCERT standards.
Yearly Average Benchmark ≥ 75%
5-year Average Benchmark ≥ 75%
*This item does not include those graduates excluded by JRCERT standards.
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