Cardiovascular Technology (Invasive & Non-Invasive)

About

Cardiovascular Technology is an allied health career that prepares individuals to develop attributes necessary to perform procedures leading to diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Course work emphasizes technical and cognitive skills by applying the concepts of echocardiography, electrocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and cardiovascular anatomy and physiology. Graduates selecting the non-invasive track (Cardiac Sonography) are eligible for the Noninvasive Registry to become a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer through American Registry of Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or a Registered Cardiac Sonography (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International, Inc. (CCI). Graduates selecting the invasive track (Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist) may be eligible for the Invasive Registry to become a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International, Inc. (CCI).

Potential Careers

The following occupational information is provided by www.nccareers.org and is subject to change. The occupations list is not an exhaustive list and may include careers that require higher levels of education than those provided at NCCCS colleges.

Colleges That Offer This Program

200 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603

(919) 807-7100