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What classes are required to be an x-ray technician?

I am financially struggling and I need to make sure each class I take is applicable towards my degree. I am also curious about what courses I would need to take for CT and MRI. #Spring25

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Lilly’s Answer

My advice would be find the program you’d like to go to and check their required prerequisite courses. Most schools have a list online, and will accept the credits from any accredited college or university. There are affordable community colleges everywhere, and there also tons of online grants that you can apply for. Some hospitals will also hire you in other roles and give you tuition assistance if you agree to work for them for a given amount of time! It’s a great way to get your education while also working. Xray schools pretty much always want biology/ anatomy, basic level math and other core college credits like humanities or English. My best advice to you would be to find either a hospital based program near you or college connected to a hospital network, those are the programs that typically offer tuition assistance in exchange for a work commitment.
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Depends on what school you go to. I was able to contact the school and coordinate with them to make sure I was taking the classes I needed. I did a 2 year program where you got a 4 year degree. You did your first two years anywhere and then transferred in.

The Xray track was 5 semesters; Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall, Spring. With more clinical hours each semester. If you wanted CT or MR you did an additional Summer semester and started taking different class than just xray the second Fall semester. Once you graduated you would be allowed to take both the Xray and your additional modality (CT or MR) tests.

There is also a state license that some states require, but if you pass the AART test that is usually just paperwork and a fee.
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