mama asked:
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-I already have my A.A. In General Education
-I want to be a n Ultrasound tech.
-I am about to begin the classes to get into the radiology tech program at the local college. which will give me an A.A. in radiology tech.
-there is no Ultrasound tech program where I live
Ok so here is the real question Is it a waste of time to do this program first (radiology). the nearest school for Ultrasound tech is in Richmond, and in order to get into the program you have to have completed either:
-60 gen ed units (which I have) and G.P.A of 2.75, which I do not have (mine is a 2.5) , and a couple science courses (phisio, micro biology, and anatomy) all of which I have not done yet,
-or -
-a 2 year program (like radiology). So is better just doing only the sciences and work on boosting my GPA, somehow and obtaining a Certificate with this kaiser school in richmond, OR Getting my A.A. in radiology technology First, then doing the rest after that. I have 3 kids, so I want to do what will result in a good career that pays well with out wasting any time.
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I am a registered radiologic technologist and ultrasound is completely different. Back in the day many x-ray techs were able to become ultrasound techs by on the job training, but now there are many schools that offer separate ultrasound programs due to the difference in positioning of anatomy and physics (x-ray uses radiation, ultrasound uses sound waves).
I would take any gen ed courses you need to take and bump up your gpa and then try to get in the ultrasound program. If that does not help you get into the program, try x-ray then. But remember, if you did become an x-ray tech and you still wanted to do ultrasound, you would still have to complete an ultrasound program. And if x-ray worked out first, you may have a better chance to get into the ultrasound program later on. Seeing that most schools would take that into account.
Good luck to you!