Ultrasound School in Sacramento

Go to the ARDMS website. Check what THEY say. ARDMS would know better than anyone what ARDMS will accept. There is a list of prereq's. Prereq's that qualify you to sit for the exam. ARDMS does NOT require a school to be CAAHEP. If you fall under any one of the ARDMS prereq's and have met the requirements, then you qualify. Don't take my word for it. Take ARDMS's.

Oh, and neeshe... Fairfield is not that far away from Sacramento. You're welcome to come in sometime if you'd like to meet me. You can see in fact that what I say is true and that I am a student, and I will be happy to show you my ARDMS acceptance letter. Let me know ahead of time when you'd like to do this, and we'll schedule it. I am rarely at the school anymore since I passed my exit exam and I am finishing up my externship, but I'll make time for you. :o)

Well, that would be very nice of you, but I have had it up to here with driving all around the bay area to bootleg schools! However, I do need to go to IKEA so maybe I'll take you up on your offer then. If you and your school are really legit then they need to give you a discount on your tuition for all the free publicity because I've never heard of them.

Tam in Sacramento in California said: Go to the ARDMS website. Check what THEY say. ARDMS would know better than anyone what ARDMS will accept. There is a list of prereq's. Prereq's that qualify you to sit for the exam. ARDMS does NOT require a school to be CAAHEP. If you fall under any one of the ARDMS prereq's and have met the requirements, then you qualify. Don't take my word for it. Take ARDMS's.

Which prereq did you qualify under? I think most people without a BA that attended a bootleg school(not caahep approved) would need to try to find a job after school, work a year, and then sit for ARDMS. If I'm not mistaken, even if you DO go to a bootleg school you can still sit for SPI right after graduation, but I've never seen any job listings that only called for SPI.

Yes, it would be very nice of me considering your poor behavior.

I came to this forum a few years ago when trying to decide if this was the career choice for me, when I had lots of questions, and it was hard to sort through the rude and ignorant people even then to find someone helpful and nice. I came back after all this time to be someone helpful to the new people considering sonography as a profession, just as I had. I see lots of people who had a bad experience at one school or another. I had a great experience at mine, and wanted to let people know. You treat that as a crime neeshe.

I must thank you though, for showing a fine example of what many new sonographer's should expect in this field: petty name calling and slander that one would have hoped was long left behind in high school. Unfortunately the field is rife with people who paid more, went to school more, and can't stand that someone else may be just as or even more successful than they.

Sonographers are supposed to be professionals, so keep your chin up new people, not everyone is like this, and I vowed long ago when I first learned how many nasty people there were in this field that I would never be like this. I'll reach a hand to the new people, because patient care is number one and if the new people are treated like dirt and not helped, then a new sonographer may not be able to give the patient the care they deserve. I won't be a part in that. They should have taught you this in ethics neeshe, even if your own morals didn't, and patient care is not number one when you must attempt to beat down other sonographers to make yourself feel better. IF you are even a sonographer yourself, considering you seem awfully ignorant of how things worked with your baseless accusations. Shame on you. Easy to point a finger with wrong information, yet be unwilling to look at the proof. And next time, before you slander someone, look up the definition of the word you choose to use repeatedly. It might be

It might be something that lands you in legal trouble.

So, in closing, don't worry about my tuition or finances. They are none of your business. You made assumptions about my education in order to be nasty. Yes nasty, when someone lets other people know that they are happy with their school and what they received for the price, you have to crap all over it. Sorry you feel so bad about yourself, but that will never change as long as you behave this way, and it will only make others feel badly towards you as well. My offer is still open to you to come view the proof, so be an adult and accept that you were wrong , or walk away. Either way, I am done having this discussion with you. I prefer to be a helpful, and kind professional. Sacramento Ultrasound Institute. I'll see you there.

Tam in Sacramento in California said: It might be something that lands you in legal trouble.

So, in closing, don't worry about my tuition or finances. They are none of your business. You made assumptions about my education in order to be nasty. Yes nasty, when someone lets other people know that they are happy with their school and what they received for the price, you have to crap all over it. Sorry you feel so bad about yourself, but that will never change as long as you behave this way, and it will only make others feel badly towards you as well. My offer is still open to you to come view the proof, so be an adult and accept that you were wrong , or walk away. Either way, I am done having this discussion with you. I prefer to be a helpful, and kind professional. Sacramento Ultrasound Institute. I'll see you there.

Um, I not concerned with your finances I just thought it would be nice for your school to give you a discount since you cant receive free financial aid and grants from the federal government. So you my dear need to calm down. Maybe your school should be concerned with the nasty comments you leave on here to other future students. Like I said earlier, I've never heard of your school thanks for telling me about it. Maybe I'll check them out the next time I'm in Sac.

According to their website, because I only have an AS and not a BA I would have to pay $32,600 for a 24 month program on approval of credit. If you have a BA then it's an 18 month program for $18,600. Those are hefty prices to pay to a school that is NOT accredited! It's been in business since 1986, they should accredited by now.

Now, I asked you earlier to correct me if I'm wrong. I am happy you like your school and I'm hoping my assumptions are wrong but, you cant get around the fact that the school is not CAAHEP approved and it's not approved by the Dept. Of Education and that's why you cant add the school on your FAFSA or receive grants.

LOL

Tam in Sacramento in California said: LOL

Did I say something funny or incorrect? I keep asking you to correct me if I'm wrong, but instead you keep jumping my throat. You still have not told me which prerequisite you qualified under. I would appreciate a straight forward answer with links to back it up and not an advertisement. If what you say is true I'll make an appt. tomorrow and treat you to lunch!

Christina Cheng in Sacramento, California said: I'm currently looking into Western Career College and United Medical Institute for their Ultrasound program. Does anyone graduated from either one of these schools and got a job and passed the ARDMS registry? I have checked with ARDMS that I'm able to take the exam upon graduation since I already have a bachelor degree. I just worried that is hard to find a job graduating from an non-accrediated school. Please help

western career college is accredited ....you must get into a program that is accredited or you cant take the registry exam. Debra Harrison, RDMS

western career college is NOT ACCREDITED. Please make sure the program you attend is ACCREDITED.

you can check any school's accredidation online through caahep.org

Lina in Sacramento, California said: Well, I'm wondering what school you are working for if you think it is spam!
I have told you the truth, but apparently for some reason you didn't like it:-) I told you my experience and opinion. That's all! Take it or leave it.

I graduated from this school also and looks like you had a really good experience but everybody I went with didnt. The teacher back then was excellent and I dont know who you have now but I wouldnt of finished this school without her. You can take the physics whenever but you can not get a job without the physics passed and you cant sit for another exam until you get paid for one year at a job because the hospital has to send in paperwork to ARDMS. Been out for 10 months still no job working on it but hospitals turn you down everytime because the school is not accreditted. Good luck

neeshe in Fairfield, California said: I have seen many of the students get hired before graduation and immediately following graduation. And yes, I am eligible and studying for my ARDMS credentials right now. If this is the field you truly want to be in, you can't do better. You can find us at www.sacramentoultrasoundinstitute.com . I hope to see you there sometime. Tell them Tam sent ya! :o)

So Tam, according to Caahep, which is the only accrediting board that ARDMS accepts, states on their website the only approved schools in CA are:

Charles R Drew University of Medicine & Science - Los Angeles, CA

Cypress College - Cypress, CA

Foothill College - Los Altos Hills, CA

Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences - Richmond, CA

Loma Linda University - Loma Linda, CA

Merced College - Merced, CA

Orange Coast College - Costa Mesa, CA

University of California San Diego Medical Center - San Diego, CA

So if you go to any other school not on this list you will have to try to find someone in this economy to hire you without a license and work there for a year and then you will be eligible and can sit for your ARDMS. Correct me if I'm wrong.

www.caahep.org/Find-An-Accredited-Program/

www.ardms.org

Seriously Tam! Get out of here! Make your money somewhere else!

Roey,

I hate to have to be the one to point out your lack of manners, however this forum is for all and not just for those whom YOU agree with. With that being said, wherever did I mention or infer I made money from giving my opinion about the school I attended? I went back and looked, and I can't find it either. You know what they say about assuming don't you? But, I digress. That posting was from quite a while ago. I did pass my ARDMS test last October, and was offered employment. I did not attend a CAAHEP school, yet it has worked out great for me. I can only wonder at your bitterness over that.

Hey check out the local comuninty colleges in sacramento I don't remember which one but! they have just receive government funds for future ultrasound tech. It will be longer but not costly.
Good luck

Hey guys... I was looking for an ultrasound program in Sacramento the last couple years and spoke with a few sonographers... What all sonographers in the workfield will say is... 'Attend an ACCREDITTED school' so I did... I was accepted last year in Loma Linda and I won't be done until next year. I had to move and pay more for my education but I'll be done and not be waiting on whether if I get accepted in the Kaiser program or waiting for accreditation at community colleges.