Program Overview
The Radiography curriculum prepares the graduate to be a radiographer, a skilled health care professional who uses radiation to produce images of the human body.
Course work includes instruction in:
- Clinical rotations to area health care facilities
- Radiographic exposure
- Image processing
- Radiographic procedures
- Physics
- Pathology
- Patient care and management
- Radiation protection
- Quality assurance
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Ethical/legal issues associated with patient care
Accreditation
Pitt Community College’s Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
JRCERT
20 N. Wacker Drive Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Telephone Number: 312-704-5300
Email: mail@jrcert.org
Careers
Employment opportunities include:
- Physicians’ offices
- Imaging centers
- Urgent care facilities
- Hospitals
- Research Institutions
Resources
Please see the Admission Fact Sheet for details of this partnership between COA and Pitt Community College (PCC). The admission process for these COA/Pitt CC Radiography cohort seats are for COA students only. All general education requirement courses for Radiography must be completed at COA.
HSWP Admission Comparison Grid (PDF)