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Overview

Tuition $32,435
Duration 17 months
Trains sonographers to perform ultrasound imaging for diagnostic purposes.

Career outlook

Employers hire sonographers to perform diagnostic ultrasound imaging across specialties and to capture quality images that physicians use for diagnosis.

Getting in

What Contra Costa Medical Career College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 3.0

2024 catalog DMS fees: registration $200 + tuition $29,920 = $30,120 paid to school, plus approx. $2,315 out of pocket (books, uniform, drug screen, BLS, ARRT/SPI/ARDMS exam fees) = $32,435 estimated total charges. Program page: 72 weeks, 1,920 clock hours. Institutionally accredited by ACCET; no CAAHEP or ARDMS pass rate stated.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Contra Costa Medical Career College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

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Application basics

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