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Admission Detail of Radiology Degrees at Valencia Community College

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Admission Details

Thank you for visiting the Admissions website of Valencia Community College! We are glad you are here and we hope that you find the information on this website to be helpful as you transition to one of the premiere learning-centered institutions in the United States!

You will be admitted to Valencia Community College if you have a standard high school diploma or a state-issued General Educational Development (GED). To be admitted as a degree-seeking student you must have an admissions application and official academic transcript(s) on file in the Admissions and Records Office.

Remember, it takes time to process your admissions application. The earlier you apply, the better! The admissions application is located on the link to the left under, “Applications & Forms.” Please visit the Academic Important Dates Calendar for admissions application priority deadlines. There are three (3) ways to apply for admission to Valencia Community College:
Online – In order to apply online you must pay the non-refundable admissions application fee of $35.00 with a credit card. To submit your admissions application electronically, please visit the Online Admissions Application.
This option is not available to Dual Enrollment Students or Readmit Students (previous Valencia students who have applied to enroll in credit courses but have not taken classes here in the past two (2) years).

By Mail – You may mail in your completed and signed admissions application along with the non-refundable admissions application fee of $35.00 (check or money order only) to the address listed below.
In Person – You may bring in your completed and signed admissions application directly to the Answer Center during operating hours with the non-refundable admissions application fee of $35.00 (cash, check, money order, Mastercard, VISA, Discover, and American Express accepted with in person payment). Answer Center locations: East Campus: Building 5 Room 211; West Campus: Student Services Building Room 106; Osceola Campus: Building 1 Room 150; Winter Park Campus: Building 1 Room 210.

Operating hours for the Answer Center are: Monday – Thursday 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. and Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE: Your admissions application will not be processed without the $35.00 non-refundable admissions application fee. New admissions applications will be processed within three (3) business days of receipt. However, between November 1 to January 15, July 1 to August 31, and April 1 to May 15, it may take additional time for your admissions application to be processed due to the large number received.
You will initially be admitted as a non-degree seeking student until your official final academic transcript(s) are received. Order your official final high school and/or college transcript(s) and send them directly to:
Valencia Community College
Admissions and Records Office
PO Box 3028
Orlando, Florida 32802-3028
Financial aid recipients must have all official final academic transcripts received and evaluated prior to their financial aid being awarded and dispersed. Please allow adequate time for this process to occur. The evaluation of transfer credit takes at least 30 business days to complete. Official academic transcripts are not evaluated for non-degree seeking students (personal interest, transient, teacher recertification, or job improvement). You must be in a degree seeking program in order for your official academic transcripts to be evaluated.


Academic Suspension/Dismissal Readmission

Students currently on academic suspension or dismissal must submit a written request for readmission to the Dean of Students on your campus. The Deans of Students for each campus are: Linda B. Vance (East Campus), Cheryl L. Robinson (Winter Park Campus), Tyron S. Johnson (West Campus), and Chris Klinger (Osceola Campus). Please visit the Academic Important Dates Calendar for the Suspension Readmission Request Deadlines for each term.

High School/GED/College Official Transcripts
If you are a first time in college student, you must submit an official final high school transcript that includes your final grades and graduation date or your official General Educational Development (GED) diploma and transcript/scores (sent directly from the state agency which administered the examination).
If you are a college transfer student seeking a degree or technical certificate, you must submit all official final academic transcripts from each college or university attended. If you are currently attending another college or university, have the official academic transcript sent at the end of the term once all grades for all classes are listed. Mail all official documents directly to the address listed above.
If you plan to bring your official academic transcript(s) in-person to the Answer Center, it must be in the sealed original envelope. Opened transcripts are considered to be unofficial and cannot be accepted.

Non-degree seeking students (personal interest, transient, teacher recertification, or job improvement) are not required to submit official academic transcripts unless needed for verification of course prerequisites. Official academic transcripts are not evaluated for non-degree seeking students.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Degree at Valencia Community College

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Program Requirements:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Curriculum Guide (A.S. Degree)
(Click this link to view the curriculum guide in PDF format. The curriculum guide outlines the course requirements for the degree program. It also includes the application and program admission criteria).

Program Description:

If you’re fascinated by the inner workings of the human body, then consider becoming a sonographer. When a doctor needs to check out a patient’s organs such as the liver, it is the sonographer who provides the images by transmitting high frequency sound waves into the patient’s body via ultrasound. You may also get to share in an experience most people remember for a lifetime – providing the first glimpse of an expectant mother’s unborn child. Graduates will be qualified for roles such as a:

Typical Tasks May Include:
positioning the patient’s body so that the correct areas can be seen on an ultrasound screen
performing sonograms and recording normal anatomy and pathologic data for interpretation
analyzing and presenting diagnostic data for interpretation and diagnosis by the physician

Characteristics Students Need to be Successful:

Common Sense
Critical thinking Skills
Multi-taking abilities
Self Starter
Flexible
Able to accept criticism/critique

Potential Careers:
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Ultrasound Technologist

Potential Employers:

A variety of exciting career opportunities are available for sonographers. They may work in physicians’ offices, diagnostic imaging centers, ambulatory care facilities, research facilities, and hospitals in trauma/emergency and intensive/critical care settings.

Potential Earnings: ($38,000 – $42,000)

AS Respiratory Care at Valencia Community College

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Program Requirements:
Respiratory Care Curriculum Guide (A.S. Degree)
(Click this link to view the curriculum guide in PDF format. The curriculum guide outlines the course requirements for the degree program. It also includes the application and program admission criteria).
Polysomnography Technology (Advanced Technical Certificate)
(Click this link to view the curriculum guide in PDF format. The curriculum guide outlines the course requirements for the degree program. It also includes the application and program admission criteria).

Program Description:

The very breath of life is what you give another as a respiratory therapist. Respiratory therapists assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders such as chronic asthma or emphysema. Integral members of any medical team, they serve as life-support specialists who work to restore the heart-lung system to normal function. You’ll be prepared to move into such positions as a:

Typical Tasks May Include:

evaluating and treating patients’ breathing problems
using a ventilator to pump pressurized air-oxygen mixes through a tube into patient’s lungs
sampling blood to test the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels
reporting results to the physician

Characteristics Students Need to be Successful:

Caring
Responsible
Reliable
Trustworthy
excited about medicine
knowledge of math and science
strong work ethic
dynamic
Be on time, pay attention and follow directions
Have an interest in a combination of technology and medicine

Potential Careers:
Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory Care Practitioner

Potential Employers:

Respiratory Therapists work mainly in hospitals, in the departments of respiratory care, pulmonary medicine, or anesthesiology. Other career opportunities are available in medical clinics, physicians’ offices, home care, sales, education, research, and consulting.

Potential Earnings: ($31,000 – $34,000)