June 16, 2008
For Immediate Release

Radiography Grads Perform Well
On Certification Exam

             SALISBURY, N.C. — Recent graduates of the radiography program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College achieved a 100-percent pass rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification examination.

             Ten students graduated from RCCC's radiography program in May, and all 10 have passed the ARRT certification exam. ARRT certification allows one to perform medical imaging routines, including surgery, trauma, and fluorographic exams. ARRT certification also provides a pathway to advanced certifications such as cardiovascular angiography, CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, sonography, cardiovascular angiography, mammography, bone densitromity, and quality management.

              Earning AART certification are Pamela Hession of Mooresville, Tanya Holler of Mooresville, Kristin Honeycutt of Salisbury, Tracey Jones of Kannapolis, Tamara Kepley of Salisbury, Brandi McIntyre of Rockwell, Marie Phillips of Salisbury, Michelle Russell of Kannapolis, Andree Sloan of Charlotte, and Tana Wilhelm of Cleveland.

              RCCC's two-year radiography program prepares students to be radiographers, skilled health care professionals who use radiation and highly technical medical equipment to produce images of the human body.

              Program course work includes clinical rotations at area health care facilities, radiographic exposure, image processing, radiographic procedures, physics, pathology, patient care and management, radiation protection, quality assurance, anatomy and physiology, and radiobiology. Graduates are employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, medical laboratories, government agencies and in industry positions.

             For more information about RCCC's associate degree program in radiography, call 704-216-3719, or see the college website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.