Echocardiography Program

The Echocardiography AAS Program is a medical imaging program offered as a specialization of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program. The Echocardiography Program is an intensive, three-semester program, not including prerequisite courses, and is designed for students who wish to specialize in medical imaging of the heart.

The program has limited enrollment and admits one class each summer. Prerequisite courses must be completed or in progress prior to application for program admission. Students interested in the program may contact the program director for details about the program admission process and timeline.

Selection of new students will be completed by the end of March and based on:

• a student’s prerequisite grade point average
• prerequisites completed or in-progress at time of application,
• additional criteria as noted on program application materials
• an interview

Available at the Cheyenne main campus.

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The Echocardiography Certificate of Completion Program is a medical imaging specialization program offered as an extension of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program. Applicants must be a registered technologist or sonographer to apply.  The program is an intensive, two to three-semester program, not including prerequisite courses, and is designed for students who wish to specialize in medical imaging of the heart.  

Students interested in the program may contact the program director for details about the program admission process and timeline.

Selection of new students will be completed by the end of March and based on:

• a student’s prerequisite grade point average
• prerequisites completed or in-progress at time of application,
• personal statement
• reference form
• current credentials
• experience
• additional criteria as noted on program application materials

*Technologists may need to take summer courses after acceptance. Please work with the Program Director to determine which courses will be needed.

Available at the Cheyenne main campus.

• Program Map 

Apply to the Echocardiography Certificate of Completion

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All allied health students are required to submit a pre-clinical urine drug screen according to the policy of the Allied Health Programs at LCCC. The drug screen is completed at the student's expense and must be paid for at the time of conditional acceptance.

At their discretion, clinical sites may also require a drug screening and/or a criminal background check prior to allowing students into the clinical setting. (If required, any associated fees will be the responsibility of the student.) In addition, LCCC and the clinical sites may require random drug testing and/or drug testing for reasonable cause. Generally, the urine drug test screens for alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or drugs that impair judgment while in the clinical agency. Testing positive on the screening or evidence of tampering with a specimen will disqualify a student from participation from clinical assignment or acceptance into the Sonography program.

In addition to drug screening, for the safety of patients and health care workers, allied health workers must also undergo a background check performed at the student's expense. The student's acceptance will not be final until LCCC has received background check information from the reporting agencies, and the background check is clear of disqualifying offenses. For more information, please see the complete Health Sciences and Wellness Division Policy (pdf) for allied health students. Certain criminal activities, as evidenced by a criminal background check, may also disqualify a student from clinical participation.

Students are advised that the inability to gain clinical education experiences can result in the inability to meet program objectives and outcomes. These circumstances may prevent acceptance into and/or progression through the program and ultimately result in dismissal from the program.

NOTE: Applicants who have been convicted of a crime should contact www.ardms.org to determine if their conviction will prevent them from taking the certification boards and or the ability to obtain employment in a healthcare setting. Any student who cannot pass the background check and is not be eligible to attend clinicals will be dismissed from the program.

National Certification Eligibility

Graduates of the echocardiography Program will be eligible to take the national certifying examinations of the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) for adult echo (AE) and Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) for cardiac sonography following graduation.  The program is in the first year, pass rates will be made available after the graduation in May of 2023.

Immediate Employment

In 2022, there are more than 100 Echocardiographer job opportunities in a 100-mile radius of Cheyenne. 

Fully Equipped Laboratory 

The sonography program's laboratory includes state-of-the-art equipment, including 2 GE Logiq E 10, 1 GE Logiq E9, 2 Philip Epiq Elites, and GE Logiq E9. In addition, the lab is equipped with a Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) Network System, which allows students to train in the proper manner that they are expected to complete paperwork in the clinical setting and workplace. Our ScanTrainer for Transvaginal simulation provides students with experience TV probe handling, acquiring quality images, recognizing pathology and testing for diagnostics. The lab is also equipped with a new state of the art, abdominal and obstetrical simulator, which will allow students to gain experience in abdominal and obstetrical scanning by experiencing a real scan and being tested on the quality of images, recognition of pathology and diagnostic skills.