Serve a Vital Function on the Patient Cardiac Care Team
The TJC Diagnostic Echocardiography program teaches you the specialized skills you'll need to use state-of-the-art imaging technology to help physicians diagnose heart conditions in patients.
The 24-month Associate of Applied Science degree is designed to prepare you to perform diagnostic echocardiograms, as requested by a physician, using high-frequency sound waves to visualize the heart walls, valves, and other structures. As an echocardiographer, you'll work in hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices. Our graduates are prepared to take exams with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) SPI in general physics and the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS).
Please note: All courses are face-to-face, in daytime hours only. No online or night classes are offered at this time.
The Spring 2025 Application period is closed and we are no longer accepting applications.
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 information dates will be posted in August.
Why Choose a Career in Diagnostic Echocardiography?
How to Apply
TJC is an open admissions college; however, acceptance into the Diagnostic Echocardiography program is limited. Acceptance into the program is based on criteria utilizing a point system and reviewed by an admissions committee.
Because of limited enrollment in the program, all applicants who meet the basic admission requirements will not be interviewed nor accepted into the program. Applicant ranking by the point system will determine admission decisions.
Related Degree
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
TJC offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Sonographers use state-of-the-art equipment that produces high-frequency soundwaves to form diagnostic images, or ultrasounds, of internal organs of the body.