Radiologic Science | Avila University

One Of A Kind Experience!

Students national credentialing examination pass rate on the first attempt is 91% year over year for the past 5 years.

As the only baccalaureate program in the area, the program offers students a chance to develop specific technical skills while obtaining a liberal arts education. Upon graduating, our students have gone on to work as radiographers, technologists in advanced modalities, department and hospital leadership, instructors and so much more.

The radiography program is accredited by the
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312-704-5300
Email: mail@jrcert.org

The program’s current award is 5 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found Avila University – JRCERT.

Our Mission

The mission of the Avila University Radiologic Science Program is to provide quality curriculum and experiences that graduate students who possess competent skills for successful employment as registered technologists, aspire for continued growth in their knowledge and are prepared to be future leaders in the field of radiology.

Faculty Expertise
Registered radiographers teach and advise Avila students of radiologic technology. Our student/faculty ratio at the clinical sites never exceeds 10:1. Experienced professionals active in the field of radiologic science give students personalized attention.

Goals & Outcomes

Student Learning
Goal 1: Students will master clinical competency.
Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate appropriate understanding and use of radiation protection.
Students will appropriately address the patient’s needs.
Students will use proper technical factors for optimal images.

Goal 2: Students will apply appropriate critical-thinking skills.
Outcomes:

Students will modify all necessary elements to adapt to non-routine procedures.
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of appropriate images based on image evaluation criteria.

Goal 3: Students will demonstrate professionalism.
Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors in the clinical setting.
Students will demonstrate an appropriate understanding of HIPAA.

Goal 4: Students will demonstrate effective communication skills.
Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate effective and appropriate communication skills with patients.
Students will demonstrate effective communication skills through writing.

Program Effectiveness
Goal: The program will effectively meet the needs of the students and the community.
Outcomes:

Students who enroll in the program will successfully complete it.
Graduates will be satisfied with their education.
Employers will be satisfied with the educational and clinical experience of Avila graduates.
Graduates will pass the registry on the first attempt.
Graduates who desire to will find employment in the radiology field.

Application Criteria

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Program Effectiveness Data

Credentialing Examination Rate
The number of students who pass, on the first attempt, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification examination, or an unrestricted state licensing examination, compared with the number of graduates who take the examination within six months of graduation.
The five-year average benchmark established by the JRCERT is 75%.

Year	Results	Percentage
2019	18 of 18	100%
2020	17 of 19	89.40%
2021	16 of 19	84%
2022	21 of 23	91.30%
2023	18 of 20	90%

Job Placement Rate
The number of graduates employed in the radiologic sciences compared to the number of graduates actively seeking employment in the radiologic sciences within twelve months of graduating. The five-year average benchmark established by the JRCERT is 75%.

Year	Results	Percentage
2019	18 of 18	100%
2020	19 of 19	100%
2021	17 of 17	100%
2022	23 of 23	100%
2023	20 of 20	100%

Program Completion Rate
Program Completion: The number of students who complete the program within the stated program length. The annual benchmark established by the program is 85%

Year	Results	Percentage
2023	20 of 20	100%

Classes for this program are in-person on campus as a traditional Undergraduate program and students must be accepted into the program as part of an application process.

Award Letter

Program Effectiveness Data

Radiology Handbook

Be Prepared for Your Career

BS in Radiologic Science can pursue careers including radiologic technologists in the fields of diagnostic, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, cardiac and vascular radiography. With pathways to sonography, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Our graduates also find careers in: