Facts
Founded in 1958, The School of Diagnostic Imaging, Cleveland Clinic has the reputation for offering students the following benefits:
- Challenging courses
- Affordable tuition
- Information on scholarships and grants
- JRCERT accredited program
- Excellent classroom and clinical facilities
- Clinical experience at two or more hospitals
- Small class size
- Free tutoring for students
- 100% pass rate on American Registry Examination for over 20 years
Registry Exam First Time Pass Rate
The School of Diagnostic Imaging is very proud of our Radiologic Technology graduate's success. The average pass rate for the past five (5) years by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists is 97.4%. In comparison, the national average first time pass rate for the last five (5) years is 89.14%. And while most of our graduates pass the registry exam on the first attempt, our program has an overall pass rate of 100%.
Registry Exam Scores
The mean scaled scores for the School of Diagnostic Imaging graduates is consistently higher than the national mean scaled score.
State Licensure
State law requires that all radiographers who work in the state of Ohio obtain a Radiologic License from the State of Ohio Department of Health. Radiology students who are in their second year of the program also have the opportunity to take the Ohio General X-Ray Machine Operator license exam and obtain their GXMO license. With this license the student may be able to work in a limited capacity at selected radiography departments while still in the program. This license then converts into the required Radiologic license upon graduation and successful passing of the ARRT Registry Exam.
Accreditation
The School of Diagnostic Imaging is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The program operates in accordance with the accreditation standards set forth in the "Standards for an Accredited Educational program on Radiologic Sciences" established by the JRCERT. A copy of the "Standards" is available from the school upon request. A student who successfully completes the program is eligible to apply for the national registry examination offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Students are also eligible to be state licensed.
Information regarding programmatic accreditation by the JRCERT can be found at www.jrcert.org or by contacting them directly at:
JRCERT
20 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone: (312) 704-5300
Laboratory Facilities
Radiographic Positioning Labs are held at the Lutheran Hospital Radiology Department during the first three (3) quarters in the Radiography Program. The Radiographic Technique Labs are also held at Lutheran Hospital during the first two (2) quarters. The Radiographic Technique Labs are structured to teach the students all aspects of radiographic technique using both digital radiography and conventional film/screen as required by the ASRT curriculum. By utilizing radiographic equipment in the clinical setting, the radiology students have the opportunity to acquire the necessary radiographic positioning and technique skills to perform efficiently and effectively as student radiographers.
Academic Calendar