Accreditation of an educational program offers value to each of the following groups:

Students

Accreditation of an educational program provides students, as graduates, assurance that the educational program will provide them with the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to competently perform the range of professional responsibilities expected by potential employers nationwide. It also assures they will be eligible for licensure in each of the 50 states. By requiring programs to teach the entire curriculum developed by the professional society, the American Society of Radiologic Technology, it also assures students they will have the foundation to continue to develop as professionals in the various fields of the radiation sciences.

Patients

Accreditation of educational programs assures patients that students who perform procedures have appropriate supervision during the educational process. It also assures them that graduates will have met the minimum level of competency as defined nationally by the profession.

Educators

Through the process of programmatic accreditation, educators are assured that their educational programs are keeping pace with the profession and with standards developed through national consensus.

Profession

The profession is assured, through programmatic accreditation, that educational programs in the field are providing consistent minimum education in the profession as the profession itself has defined it. Source: www. JRCERT.org

The following websites may provide additional information:

www.asrt.org (American Society of Radiologic Technologists)
www.arrt.org (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists)
www.bls.gov/oco/ (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook)

For program effectiveness data including credentialing exam pass rate, job placement rate, and program completion rate, please visit: www.jrcert.org (Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology)