Trocaire College offers a cardiac sonography program in Buffalo, New York. This page outlines the program’s credential pathway and how it connects to work in diagnostic imaging.
Program at a glance
- Institution: Trocaire College, Buffalo, New York
- Format: on campus
Program details
It runs three semesters (fall, spring, and summer). Students complete didactic instruction with evening classes, on-campus laboratory practice, and daytime clinical education at area echocardiography sites, delivered on site, including clinical education across all three semesters, building from observer to independent practice, including about 24 hours per week in the first two semesters and 32 hours per week for ten weeks in the final summer term. Graduates receive a certificate in echocardiography. Clinical training covers adult echocardiography, pediatric echocardiography, fetal echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and stress echocardiography sonography. Completers are eligible to sit for the ARDMS examinations in Sonography Principles and Instrumentation, Adult Echocardiography, and Pediatric Echocardiography. Admission typically requires admission requires a baccalaureate or associate degree from a patient-facing allied health or life sciences program. These details are drawn from the program’s website.
Credential pathway
Graduates can pursue professional certification such as the Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS). 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.