AAS in Nuclear Medicine Technology

A Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT) is the health care professional responsible for performing nuclear medicine examinations, which assist the physician in diagnosing and treating various diseases. The trained NMT prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals and performs patient imaging and treatment procedures using various radiation detection and imaging devices. Technologists perform data analysis on the computer and provide patient information and images to the physician.

The nuclear medicine technologist may be employed in hospitals, clinics, imaging centers, physicians' offices, manufacturing facilities, and medical imaging equipment sales companies. Graduates of the Tri-C NMT program meet the educational and clinical eligibility requirements to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Nuclear Medicine Examination and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) examination. This program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT).

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) opened in 1963 as Ohio's first community college and remained Ohio's oldest and largest public community college. For more than 50 years, Tri-C has provided high-quality, affordable education and programs to more than 900,000 members of our community.

Tuition at Tri-C is the lowest in the state of Ohio. Each semester Tri-C offers more than 1,000 credit courses in more than 200 career and technical programs and liberal arts curricula. Tri-C also grants Short-Term Certificates, Certificates of Proficiency, and Post-Degree Professional Certificates.