Nuclear Medicine Technology

The Associate degree program (A.S.) is a 2-year full-time program. This program is only offered as a fall start every other year, in even years.

Students must meet the essential cognitive, physical and behavioral functions to apply to the Nuclear Medicine Technology program.

Students must apply to the College and to the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program (NMT). Acceptance to the College does not serve as acceptance to the NMT program. 

Students must submit:

• An Allied Health application via email to the Program Director Andrea Penatzer at apenatzer@ccac.edu  The Allied Health application deadline is April 1.
• An official transcript to CCAC; send to transcripts@ccac.edu.

Admission is limited by the availability of clinical sites and the requirements of a national accrediting agency. Minimum GPA for acceptance is 2.5. The program is a competitive admission and the minimum GPA requirements may be higher based on the GPA of the applicant pool. The average enrollment is about 10 students per program.

Students must meet pre-program requirements, which include the successful completion of Intermediate Algebra (MAT 108) and Basic Physics (PHY 100), Biology (BIO 110 or BIO 151) and Chemistry (CHM 109 or CHM 110/CHM 111) with a grade of C or better in the past 5 years. Applicants must be high school graduates and eligible for all college-level courses. 

Certificate program is a 1-year full-time program. This program is only offered as a fall start every year.

Enrollment in this 12-month program is limited to:

• Certified healthcare personnel in Radiography, Radiation Therapy or Nursing with a minimum of an associate degree OR
• Those with a bachelor's degree in science/mathematics OR
• Those enrolled in a 3 + 1 program at one of our academic affiliates.

Students must meet the essential cognitive, physical and behavioral functions to apply to the Nuclear Medicine Technology program.

Students must apply to the College and to the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program (NMT). Acceptance to the College does not serve as acceptance to the NMT program. 

Students must submit:

• An Allied Health application via email to the Program Director Andrea Penatzer at apenatzer@ccac.edu  The Allied Health application deadline is April 1.
• An official transcript to CCAC; send to transcripts@ccac.edu.

Admission is limited by the availability of clinical sites and the requirements of a national accrediting agency. Minimum GPA for acceptance is 2.5. The program is a competitive admission and the minimum GPA requirements may be higher based on the GPA of the applicant pool. The average enrollment is about 10 students per program.

Students must meet pre-program requirements, which include the successful completion of College Chemistry (CHM 151), Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2 (BIO 161 and BIO 162), Physics (PHY 100), and College Algebra (MAT 111) with a grade of C or better in the past 5 years.