Ultrasound Technician Program

The ultrasound technician program at Baptist Health System School of Health Professions helps students gain knowledge in gathering sonographic data, using medical ultrasound techniques. Students also learn to diagnose patient conditions through sonographic data processing while operating sonography equipment. Students who graduate the ultrasound technician program may work in hospitals or doctors' offices, performing sonograms for patients under physician supervision. The program helps students obtain, review, and integrate patient histories and data, patient instruction and care, and anatomic, physiologic, and pathologic data recording. Get more details below including other Texas colleges that offer ultrasound technician program.

Baptist Health System School of Health Professions

Also known as Baldwin Beauty Schools

3005 S Lamar, Austin, TX

If your calling is caring, then you should find out more about getting training in the lucrative healthcare industry. At Baptist Health System's School of Health Professions, training is offered in various health careers that can help you start on the path to a new career or enhance the one you already have. Degrees, certificates, and diplomas are offered in fields like nursing, surgical technology, healthcare management, and many. Some programs like MRI tech and LVN to RN are meant to build on the education that you already have.

General education classes are necessary for advanced degrees and are available completely online. Most of BSHP's classes are available online, but clinical and lab classes are held on campus in San Antonio, Texas or one of the many local hospitals that BSHP maintains a partnership with.

BSHP offers career placement services; they cannot guarantee placement, but they report an extremely high placement success rate for most programs.

Tuition varies between programs, the AA in nursing, for example, costs around $16,000 and financial aid is available for eligible students. BSHP is a private college, so tuition is the same for in and out-of-state residents.

Apply online to start your career today! http://www.bshp.edu/future-students/apply-online.

Students Enrolled in the Ultrasound Technician Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Baldwin Beauty Schools has offered the following programs for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Description

Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, diagnostic medical sonographers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 26.4% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Austin-Round Rock, TX
  • Total Employment: 480
  • Average Hourly Rate: $36.28
  • Average Annual Salary: $75460

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).