BLINN RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OPENS IT’S DOORS
Blinn College is hosting a pair of information sessions Wednesday, Nov. 5, for prospective students interested in its highly-regarded Radiologic Technology Program.
The college will host two sessions, one from 11 a.m. – noon and another from noon – 1 p.m., at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Clinical Building I located at 8447 State Highway 47 in College Station. Each session will be immediately followed by a tour of the facilities.
Since 1992, more than 300 students have graduated from the program and everyone has passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists national certification exam.
I know a lot of program directors and faculty are proud of their 90 percent pass rate,” said Dr. Shelley Pearson, program director. “That’s an exciting number for them, and I’m saying, ‘What are you doing with the other 10 percent?’
“We have incredible clinic sites,” Pearson said. “The techs our students work with during their clinicals are fully 50 percent of the program’s success. Most of them are Blinn graduates, so they know what the standards are and they care about the program.”
In addition to hospitals such as St. Joseph’s, The Med and Scott & White in Bryan/College Station, students learn at clinics in Caldwell, Brenham, La Grange and Bellville.
“You get that information in class and the next day you’re working with patients and using what you’ve learned,” Pearson said.
Approximately 50 percent of program graduates start working toward their bachelor’s degree within the next two years, and some students have transferred to medical and veterinary schools. Blinn has an agreement with Midwestern State University that creates a pathway for students to earn their bachelor’s degree online while transferring the credits they earned at Blinn.
Radiologic Technology is part of Blinn’s Division of Health Sciences, which also offers associate degree nursing, dental hygiene, emergency medical services, physical therapist assistant, fire science, therapeutics manufacturing, veterinary technology and vocational nursing programs designed to quickly train students for high-demand professions