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.
Learn more about the program
Application deadline May 15, 2025 for Class of 2027
Attendance to one information session mandatory for all applicants.
Remaining dates:
- April 4, 2025
Zoom meeting here: https://tjc.zoom.us/j/89971178227?pwd=auJaEDi5kpXQ13ylS1psZ6kWr4dmW3.1
All meetings are held in RNHS 1.131 at 10:00 am unless otherwise specified.
Why Choose a Career in Diagnostic Echocardiography?
Degree Plans
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.