Echocardiography Program
Most 香蜜影视HSW students must complete clinical rotations for program completion. These clinical rotations occur in clinical settings with clinical sites that have agreed to provide these educational experiences for 香蜜影视students. In order to ensure the safest environment possible for their patients and staff, many of these clinical settings have included COVID-19 in their list of clinical clearance requirements, with limited exemptions available for students and employees. Because all clinical hours and/or clinical competencies must be completed to meet program requirements, this means you may be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved exemption on file to enter and/or progress in the Echocardiography program. For additional information, regarding these requirements, please see the Health Sciences & Wellness Policies Handbook, Addendum and the Clinical Site COVID-19 FAQs.
What is Echocardiography?
Echocardiography is a diagnostic procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to create detailed images of the adult heart. Cardiac Sonographers use state-of-the-art technology to scan patients and obtain images of the adult heart, including the vessels and structures that surround the heart to aid in the diagnosis of a disease.
What will I learn?
Cardiac students gain in-depth knowledge of physics, disease processes, human anatomy, and sonographic technique. Students learn to operate the technology and create an ultrasound image. Physicians depend on the cardiac sonographer's knowledge to evaluate normal and abnormal findings of the adult heart. Echocardiography is a profession that requires a high degree of independence, judgment, knowledge, maturity and stamina.
Program Options:
The Echocardiography AAS Program is a medical imaging program offered as a specialization of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program. The Echocardiography Program is an intensive, three-semester program, not including prerequisite courses, and is designed for students who wish to specialize in medical imaging of the heart.
The program has limited enrollment and admits one class each summer. Prerequisite courses must be completed or in progress prior to application for program admission. Students interested in the program may contact the program director for details about the program admission process and timeline.
Selection of new students will be completed by the end of March and based on:
- a student鈥檚 prerequisite grade point average
- prerequisites completed or in-progress at time of application,
- additional criteria as noted on program application materials
- an interview
Available at the Cheyenne main campus.
The Echocardiography Certificate of Completion Program is a medical imaging specialization program offered as an extension of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program. Applicants must be a registered technologist or sonographer to apply. The program is an intensive, two to three-semester program, not including prerequisite courses, and is designed for students who wish to specialize in medical imaging of the heart.
Students interested in the program may contact the program director for details about the program admission process and timeline.
Selection of new students will be completed by the end of March and based on:
- a student鈥檚 prerequisite grade point average
- prerequisites completed or in-progress at time of application,
- personal statement
- reference form
- current credentials
- experience
- additional criteria as noted on program application materials
*Technologists may need to take summer courses after acceptance. Please work with the Program Director to determine which courses will be needed.
Available at the Cheyenne main campus.
What can I do with this degree?
Echocardiographers typically work in hospitals, medical clinics and private medical offices.
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All allied health students are required to submit a pre-clinical urine drug screen according to the policy of the Allied Health Programs at LCCC. The drug screen is completed at the student's expense and must be paid for at the time of conditional acceptance.
At their discretion, clinical sites may also require a drug screening and/or a criminal background check prior to allowing students into the clinical setting. (If required, any associated fees will be the responsibility of the student.) In addition, LCCC and the clinical sites may require random drug testing and/or drug testing for reasonable cause. Generally, the urine drug test screens for alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or drugs that impair judgment while in the clinical agency. Testing positive on the screening or evidence of tampering with a specimen will disqualify a student from participation from clinical assignment or acceptance into the Sonography program.
In addition to drug screening, for the safety of patients and health care workers, allied health workers must also undergo a background check performed at the student's expense. The student's acceptance will not be final until 香蜜影视has received background check information from the reporting agencies, and the background check is clear of disqualifying offenses. For more information, please see the complete Health Sciences and Wellness Division Policy (pdf) for allied health students. Certain criminal activities, as evidenced by a criminal background check, may also disqualify a student from clinical participation.
Students are advised that the inability to gain clinical education experiences can result in the inability to meet program objectives and outcomes. These circumstances may prevent acceptance into and/or progression through the program and ultimately result in dismissal from the program.
NOTE: Applicants who have been convicted of a crime should contact to determine if their conviction will prevent them from taking the certification boards and or the ability to obtain employment in a healthcare setting. Any student who cannot pass the background check and is not be eligible to attend clinicals will be dismissed from the program.
National Certification Eligibility
Graduates of the echocardiography Program will be eligible to take the national certifying examinations of the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) for adult echo (AE) and Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) for cardiac sonography following graduation. The program is in the first year, pass rates will be made available after the graduation in May of 2023.
Immediate Employment
In 2022, there are more than 100 Echocardiographer job opportunities in a 100-mile radius of Cheyenne.
Fully Equipped Laboratory
The sonography program's laboratory includes state-of-the-art equipment, including 2 GE Logiq E 10, 1 GE Logiq E9, 2 Philip Epiq Elites, and GE Logiq E9. In addition, the lab is equipped with a Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) Network System, which allows students to train in the proper manner that they are expected to complete paperwork in the clinical setting and workplace. Our ScanTrainer for Transvaginal simulation provides students with experience TV probe handling, acquiring quality images, recognizing pathology and testing for diagnostics. The lab is also equipped with a new state of the art, abdominal and obstetrical simulator, which will allow students to gain experience in abdominal and obstetrical scanning by experiencing a real scan and being tested on the quality of images, recognition of pathology and diagnostic skills.
Cost of Attendance
For general college expenses, students should view LCCC鈥檚 cost of attendance. Students in the Echocardiography Program have additional estimated course fees expense of approximately $1,500.00. This is an estimate and may change at any time. This estimate may vary due to differences the number and type of immunizations needed and uniform costs. 香蜜影视Student Course Fees