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To train students to acquire satisfactory skills and demonstrate competence in radiographic examinations to be performed within the scope of the x-ray technician categories of Chest, Extremities and Torsoskeletal anatomical areas of the body. The graduate of the X-ray Technician Program will be eligible for an entry-level position as an X-ray Technician in a health care facility and will be eligible to sit for the Calfornia Department of Public Health , Radiological Health Branch Examinations for
X-ray Technician Limited Permit for Categories of Chest, Extremity and Torsoskeletal.
Length of Program: Approximately ten months
Total Quarter Credit Hours: 44
Classes are taught on Weekends and Fridays, Labs are conducted during the week by special arrangement, and clinical hours are fulfilled during the week.
Prerequisite: Students enrolling in the X-ray Technician Program must be a Certified Medical Assistant or have prior experience or training equal to a Medical Assistant. (documentation is required). If the student has no prior health care occupation history or training, he or she would be required to enroll in the X-ray Technician/ Medical Assistant Combination Program. Please see appropriate web page for further details.
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