Burlington County College Radiography Program

Welcome from Program Director

The Radiography Program Faculty welcome you as a new or returning student. Our goal is to provide you with a high quality radiography education that prepares each of you as a compassionate and competent radiographer in today's high-tech health-care workplaces. We want to work together with you to achieve this goal. We wish you every success in your radiography education at Burlington County College.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth W. Price
eprice@bcc.edu

Mission and Goals

Mission
The mission of the radiography program is to provide educational experiences so that a student may develop academically, clinically and professionally into competent, entry-level radiographer.

Student Learning Goals

• Goal 1: Students will have knowledge and skills required to be clinically competent in all radiographic tasks necessary for an entry level radiographer:
  Student Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will apply positioning skills.
  • Students will select technical factors.
  • Students will utilize safe radiation protection practices.
  • Students will attain the technical knowledge appropriate for an entry level technologist on the ARRT examination.
• Goal 2: Students will demonstrate communication skills
  Student Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will demonstrate written communication skills.
  • Students will demonstrate oral communication skills.
• Goal 3: Students will develop critical thinking skills.
  Student Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will adapt standard procedures for non-routine patients.
  • Students will critique images for diagnostic quality.
• Goal 4: Students will model professionalism.
  Student Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will demonstrate a good work ethic.
  • Students will participate in personal and professional growth opportunities.

Program Effectiveness Goals

• Goal 1: Five-year average credentialing examination pass rate of not less than 85 percent at first attempt.
• Goal 2: For each of the last five years, job placement rate of not less than 75% within six months for those graduates actively seeking employment.
• Goal 3: Annual program completion rates, 80 percent of the students will complete the program within 3 years of program start.
• Goal 4: Graduates will express satisfaction with the program, 80 % of respondents will of graduates will rate the program good or superior on the alumni survey.
• Goal 5: Employer will express satisfaction with the graduates of the program as assessed on the employer survey, 80% of respondents will rate graduates with 4 pts or greater points out of 5 pts.