Ready to take the next step in your healthcare career? Our Echocardiography Certificate Program provides healthcare professionals with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree a chance to enhance their skill set or transition into new career paths without the need for extended educational commitments. Our curriculum is tailored for individuals already experienced in patient care, enabling them to train with us and acquire the expertise needed to conduct adult echocardiogram waves to produce images of the heart and prepare for certification.

The Echocardiography Certificate Program can develop your advanced specialized skills and knowledge in sonographic diagnostics to prepare you to use technology to identify cardiac disease. Course studies will explore cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, cardiac and vascular pathology, electrocardiogram interpretation and ultrasound physics, and target proficiency in two-dimensional echocardiograph and vascular sonography, M-mode and Doppler modalities.

A professional credential in echocardiography can put you on a path to rewarding roles serving better health and well-being through cardiac diagnostics. Those in the diagnostic medical sonographer field have the opportunity to work in a number of settings, including hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices, and outpatient facilities. The employment outlook for this field is promising. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians can earn a median annual pay of $78,210 and take advantage of a 10 percent job growth rate from 2022 to 2032, which is considered much faster than the average.

PROGRAM LENGTH
This certificate program is offered through our Austin campus and can be completed in as few as 64 weeks. Coursework is delivered through a hybrid format, with lectures offered online and clinicals and labs held on campus.