Healthcare Career College offers a diagnostic medical sonography program in Paramount, California. This page outlines the program’s credential pathway and how it connects to work in diagnostic imaging.
Program at a glance
- Institution: Healthcare Career College, Paramount, California
- Format: on campus
Program details
It runs offered as a 19-month diploma or a 24-month associate degree, full time; an evening schedule extends the diploma to about 21 months. Students complete classroom instruction and clinical externship. Graduates receive a diploma in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, or an Associate Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Clinical training covers abdomen, obstetrics, gynecology, vascular, echocardiography, musculoskeletal, breast, emergency, and small parts (thyroid, scrotum, prostate) sonography. Completers are eligible to sit for the ARRT or ARDMS examinations; the college is an approved provider with ARRT. The institution is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE); the program page does not state CAAHEP/JRC-DMS programmatic accreditation. These details are drawn from the program’s website.
Credential pathway
Graduates can pursue professional certification such as the Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS). These credentials are offered by national registries, including the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Certification is separate from completing the program; each credential sets its own education, clinical-experience, and examination requirements. See Licensing and Certification for how the process works.
About this occupation
Diagnostic medical sonographers operate ultrasound equipment to create images that physicians use to assess and diagnose medical conditions. National wage and employment-outlook figures are summarized on the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer page, with more context in Career Opportunities and Salary and Compensation.
Program details, requirements, and availability change. Verify current information directly with the program and with the relevant certification body or licensing board. Inclusion in this directory does not constitute endorsement.
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Last verified: June 2026.