SOUTHSIDE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS DATA
The information below represents program effectiveness data through AY 2021-2022 for the Southside College of Health Sciences Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program.
Graduation rates
|
Entry Year |
150% Cohort Completion Rate |
|
2019-20 |
80% |
|
2018-19 |
86% |
|
2017-18 |
86% |
|
2016-17 |
100% |
|
2015-16 |
80% |
Graduation rates in the tables above are defined as follows:
150% graduation rate is graduation within 1.5 times normal time. For example, if it normally takes 5 semesters to graduate, 150% graduation is graduation within 8 (5 x 1.5) semesters.
Retention and placement
|
|
Academic Year |
Retention1 |
Job Placement2 |
|
|
2021-22 |
88% |
100% |
|
|
2020-21 |
88% |
100% |
|
|
2019-20 |
88% |
86% |
|
|
2018-19 |
87% |
83% |
|
|
2017-18 |
100% |
80% |
- Retention is defined as the percent of students who are retained in the program during the identified academic year. This rate is calculated by the enrollment (as of June 30) plus graduates divided by beginning enrollment (as of July 1) plus new starts and readmits.
- Placement is defined as the percent of graduates (who graduated between July 1 and June 30) who are placed in the related field of study by September 15th of the year following graduation. This rate is calculated by taking the total number of graduates placed divided by the total number of graduates minus number of graduates unavailable for placement due to medical issues, active-duty military service or continuing education.
Credentialing exam pass rates
|
Year |
Abdomen |
OB/GYN |
Sonography Principles & Instrumentation |
|
2022 |
100% |
83% |
83% |
|
2021 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
2020 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
2019 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
2018 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
CREDENTIAL SUCCESS RATES
- Abdomen – 100%
- OB/GYN – 83%
- Sonography Principles & Instrumentation – 83%
The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) is an independent, not-for-profit organization founded in 1975 that administers examinations and awards credentials for Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer®, Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer®, Registered Vascular Technologist®, and RPVI ® – Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation®. ARDMS is the globally recognized standard of excellence in sonography and has certified more than 65,000 individuals.
Credentials awarded by ARDMS document personal achievement of recognized professional standards and are widely accepted in the medical community by sonography and vascular professional organizations.
