This page lists the 23 Florida schools in the UltrasoundDegree directory that offer a sonography program. The schools are grouped by region. Each entry shows the accreditation the directory records, the degree awarded, and the program length where the record has one. The page also covers Florida’s licensing status and May 2025 wage data for the state.
The number 23 counts schools, not campuses, credentials, or accredited programs. Keiser University counts once, although three of its campus pages appear below in their own regions. The directory holds two entries for the same Tampa college under its current and former names (Hillsborough College, formerly Hillsborough Community College). This page counts it once. Of the 23 schools, 14 carry a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) programmatic-accreditation record in their directory entry. One of those 14 records is contradicted by the school’s own website (see Concorde Career Institute, Tampa). The other nine entries record no programmatic accreditation. Some of those schools state CAAHEP accreditation on their own program pages; this page reports only what the directory record holds.
Accreditation in Florida: programmatic versus institutional
Two different things get called “accredited.” Institutional accreditation covers the whole college. Among the Florida schools below, the public state colleges that name one cite the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The private career colleges that name one cite the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). Programmatic accreditation covers one program. For sonography, that is CAAHEP. It accredits diagnostic medical sonography programs on the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS). Cardiovascular technology programs go through a separate committee, the JRC-CVT, and include non-ultrasound cardiac and vascular methods. The difference is covered in programmatic vs. institutional accreditation and in Chapter 11, Accreditation.
The difference matters for the certification exams. The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) awards its credentials by exam only. Each applicant has to meet one of its prerequisites first. Prerequisite 2 covers current students and graduates of a CAAHEP-accredited sonography, cardiac sonography, or vascular technology program. No clinical experience beyond the program is required. Students may sit for the exam up to 60 days before graduation. Graduates of programs without CAAHEP accreditation use a different route. Prerequisite 1 requires a two-year allied-health program in a patient-care field plus 12 months of full-time clinical ultrasound experience after it. Prerequisite 3A requires a bachelor’s degree in any field plus 12 months of clinical experience. Prerequisite 3B covers bachelor’s programs in sonography that include at least 12 months, or 1,680 hours, of clinical work. Prerequisite 5 is a crossover for people who already hold a credential from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or Sonography Canada. Every ARDMS credential requires the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam plus a specialty exam. Details: Chapter 4, Licensing and Certification, the SPI exam, and how to verify a program’s accreditation.
In the entries below, “CAAHEP (JRC-DMS)” or “CAAHEP (JRC-CVT)” means the directory entry records that accreditation. “No programmatic accreditation recorded” means the directory entry has no accreditation data; it does not mean the program lacks accreditation.
Sonography schools in Florida by region
Panhandle
Tallahassee State College, Tallahassee. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, a 77-credit-hour limited-access program run through the Healthcare Professions division at the Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education. Coursework covers abdominal, OB/GYN, echocardiography, and neurosonography. Admission is competitive and uses a points-based selection. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Gulf Coast State College, Panama City. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at a public state college serving the Panama City region; two years, 77 credit hours. The program covers abdominal and OB/GYN concentrations, and its program page also lists vascular imaging. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
North: Jacksonville and Gainesville
Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside, Jacksonville. A hospital-based diagnostic medical sonography certificate, 22 months, run inside the Ascension health system. General sonography. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS). This is the only hospital-based certificate program in the Florida set.
Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville. Associate in Science in Cardiovascular Technology, 77 credits, at a multi-campus public college. The program has invasive cardiovascular and noninvasive cardiac sonography (echocardiography) tracks. CAAHEP (JRC-CVT). The credentials it points toward are the RDCS and RVT, not the general RDMS.
St. Johns River State College, Orange Park. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology with Abdominal-Extended and Vascular concentrations. Clinical placements are in Clay, Putnam, St. Johns, and surrounding counties. CAAHEP. The directory entry files the program under the cardiovascular committee (JRC-CVT), while both named concentrations are JRC-DMS concentrations, so which committee reviewed it is unconfirmed.
Santa Fe College, Gainesville. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at the main campus: five consecutive semesters, 80 credit hours, with Abdomen-Extended and OB/GYN concentrations. In September 2026 the college’s program page listed program tuition of $8,541.60 for Florida residents and $30,632.00 for non-residents. Institutional accreditation is SACSCOC. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Central: Orlando, Daytona Beach, the Space Coast, and Lakeland
AdventHealth University, Orlando. Associate of Science with a vascular concentration, with hospital-based clinical training. Founded in 1992. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS).
Valencia College, Orlando. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, a two-year limited-access program housed at the West Campus, with Abdominal-Extended and OB/GYN concentrations. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS). Graduates are eligible for the ARDMS registry exams.
Daytona State College, Daytona Beach. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography through the College of Health and Public Services, with abdomen/general, OB/GYN, and vascular tracks. Clinicals run Monday to Friday on the Deltona campus. Admission is selective, with a summer start. The college’s website lists SACSCOC institutional accreditation and does not mention CAAHEP. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Keiser University, Daytona Beach campus. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography following Keiser’s standard curriculum, which runs two tracks: Track 1 covers Abdominal-Extended and OB/GYN; Track 2 adds vascular sonography. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS). See the Keiser University entry under Southeast for the parent record.
Eastern Florida State College, Melbourne campus (the college serves Brevard County from several campuses). Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, two years full-time, limited-access, with clinical externships at partner healthcare facilities. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Polk State College, Lakeland. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at a public state college serving Polk County. Classroom instruction and clinical assignments run Monday through Friday. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS).
Tampa Bay
Hillsborough College (formerly Hillsborough Community College), Tampa, Dale Mabry Campus. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, two years or five semesters including prerequisites, with abdomen-extended, obstetrics, and gynecology concentrations. Graduates of the associate degree are eligible for the ARDMS registry exam. They are also eligible for admission to the bachelor’s program at the University of North Florida. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS).
Concorde Career Institute, Tampa. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at the Tampa campus of Concorde Career College, a private allied-health chain; the campus also offers cardiovascular sonography. The directory entry records CAAHEP (JRC-DMS) accreditation. The campus’s own website, checked in September 2026, lists only ACCSC institutional accreditation and Florida Commission for Independent Education licensure. It does not mention CAAHEP. The two sources disagree, and this page reports both.
Southern Technical College, Tampa campus. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at a multi-campus career college that also runs allied-health, nursing, and trades programs. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Southwest
Keiser University, Fort Myers campus. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography following Keiser’s standard curriculum. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS). This is the only entry on this page from Florida’s southwest coast.
Southeast: Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade
International College of Health Sciences, Boynton Beach. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Sonography, a hybrid program of 24 months full-time or 40 months part-time, with a choice of general, cardiac, or vascular concentration. Graduates are eligible for the ARDMS or CCI exams. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS); institutional accreditation is ACCSC.
Southeastern College, Boynton Beach campus and Miami Lakes headquarters. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography with abdominal and OB/GYN concentrations, 24 months full-time, combining classroom, laboratory, and clinical learning. The college also has campuses in North Carolina and South Carolina. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS); the Boynton Beach entry also lists ACEN, ASHP, and ABHES.
Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, listed in the college catalog under health sciences, at a public state college with several Palm Beach County campuses. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Broward College, Fort Lauderdale. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at the public community college serving Broward County. Graduates are eligible for the ARDMS registry exams. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS).
Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale headquarters and flagship campus. A private university with campuses across Florida. The Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography runs at several of them, including Daytona Beach and Fort Myers above. Two tracks: Track 1, Abdominal-Extended and OB/GYN; Track 2, abdominal, OB/GYN, and vascular. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS).
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale. Bachelor of Science in Medical Sonography through the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. It covers general, obstetrical, gynecological, and vascular sonography with more than 800 hours of lab training. NSU also runs a CAAHEP-accredited Bachelor of Science in Cardiovascular Sonography at its Tampa location. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS). This is the only bachelor’s-level sonography program in the Florida directory.
Miami Dade College, Miami, Medical Center campus. Associate in Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, combining supervised clinical rotations with general-education and natural-science coursework. Founded in 1959. CAAHEP (JRC-DMS).
Florida National University, Hialeah. Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Technology, 24 months, covering abdominal, OB/GYN, and small-parts sonography with 800 required clinical hours. Founded in 1982. The directory entry states the program is not CAAHEP-accredited.
Multiple campuses
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology, with Florida campuses in Altamonte Springs, Delray Beach, and Miami Gardens (plus Atlanta, Georgia). Diagnostic medical sonography associate degree with Abdomen-Extended, OB/GYN, and Adult Cardiac tracks. The degree label (AS or AAS) is not stated on the college’s public pages. No programmatic accreditation recorded.
Program types found in Florida
| Program type | Schools | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-based certificate | 1 | Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside (Jacksonville, 22 months) |
| Associate degree, general diagnostic medical sonography | 19 | Every other school on this page except Florida State College at Jacksonville, St. Johns River State College, and Nova Southeastern. Stated lengths run from 24 months (Southeastern, ICHS full-time, FNU) to five semesters (Santa Fe, Hillsborough) or 77 to 80 credit hours (Tallahassee State, Gulf Coast, Santa Fe). |
| Associate degree, cardiovascular or vascular focus | 2 | Florida State College at Jacksonville (cardiovascular technology, JRC-CVT); St. Johns River State College (vascular concentration). ICHS, Cambridge, and Keiser Track 2 offer cardiac or vascular concentrations inside a general program. |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1 | Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale; cardiovascular sonography bachelor’s in Tampa) |
What separates the degree levels is covered in associate vs. bachelor’s sonography degrees and sonography certificates for career changers. Cost context is in Chapter 13, Cost and Financial Aid. Several Florida entries describe themselves as limited-access or selective; what that means in practice is covered in sonography prerequisites.
State licensing in Florida
Florida does not license diagnostic medical sonographers. As of 2026, the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography lists four states that mandate a sonographer license: New Mexico, Oregon, North Dakota, and New Hampshire. Florida is not one of them. Certification is separate from licensing: the ARDMS, CCI, and ARRT credentials described in Chapter 4 are national and do not depend on the state.
Sonographer wages and employment in Florida
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program reports state figures for diagnostic medical sonographers (SOC 29-2032). The May 2025 release gives Florida the following.
| Florida, May 2025 | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $82,940 |
| Mean annual wage | $85,990 |
| 10th percentile | $66,230 |
| 90th percentile | $103,570 |
| Employment | 6,670 |
Source: BLS OEWS state estimates for SOC 29-2032, May 2025.
Florida’s median ranks 40th of the 52 states and territories in that table. Neighboring Georgia’s median was $83,250, Texas’s $92,580, and Alabama’s $68,180 in the same release. Nationally, the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook reported a median annual wage of $96,590 in May 2025, $13,650 above Florida’s median. The lowest-paid 10 percent earned below $67,820 and the highest-paid 10 percent above $129,370. BLS counted about 92,200 sonographer jobs nationally in 2025 and projects 14 percent growth from 2025 to 2035; hospitals held about 57 percent of sonographer jobs in 2024. State-by-state comparison: sonographer salary by state. Setting context: hospital vs. outpatient sonography. Occupation profile: diagnostic medical sonographer.
Related pages
- Florida school directory: every Florida school page, including the campus entries above
- Sonography and Ultrasound Degree Guide: the 13-chapter reference this page draws on
- CAAHEP, JRC-DMS, JRC-CVT, ARDMS, and CCI organization pages
- RDMS, RDCS, and RVT credential explainers; ARDMS vs. CCI
- Vascular, cardiac, abdominal, and OB/GYN specialty pages, matching the concentrations named above
- How to evaluate a sonography program and reading program outcome data
- Other state guides: Alabama, California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia
- CAAHEP’s accredited-program search (the primary source for current programmatic accreditation), ARDMS, and BLS OEWS tables
Last verified: September 2026. School facts come from the UltrasoundDegree directory entry for each school. Most directory entries link the school’s official site, where current admission rules and accreditation status are published.