DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY

TUITION

Tuition for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program (2024-2026) is $8,100.00 for each of the program’s 7 quarters, and a total of $56,700.00 for the entire program. Tuition payments are due as follows:

Fees

Fees for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program (2024-2026) are non-refundable once the student has begun instruction during the quarter to which they apply and are due as follows:

*Associate Degree Fee is only applicable to students who enroll without possessing an acceptable associate or more advanced degree (Pathway B) and who will complete General Education coursework toward an associate degree at Center for Allied Health Education’s affiliated college.

**Affiliate Course Fee of $1,500.00 will be charged per course, applicable only to students who possess an acceptable associate or more advanced degree (Pathway A) and are not eligible for full transfer credit in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. Students will therefore be required to take one or multiple of the following subject(s) at CAHE’s affiliated college: Math, English, and/or Physics. Students who have successfully completed this coursework before will not have to take and pay $1500 per course.

The fees listed above include the following:

• The Technology Fee is used to provide students with online learning resources, the learning management system, the student portal and the computerized library.
• The Clinical Fee is used to cover the cost of students’ coverage under the Center’s Malpractice/Liability insurance policy, to operate and maintain the student lab and to provide students with a variety of educational affiliated clinical internship sites.
• There will be no hourly charge for make-up sessions/activities.

CLINICAL CLEARANCE:
Students are required to have a physical examination and be medically cleared by a private physician as well as have a criminal background check performed. The background check is done through a third-party company called Castle Branch. More information regarding clinical clearance will be provided in the orientation packet. The clinical clearance fees are estimated at $486.00.

TEXTBOOK COSTS
Students are required to purchase all textbooks on their own. Textbook costs are estimated at $1,850.00

FINANCIAL AID
Financial aid is available to students who qualify. For more information, please refer to the Financial Aid section in the Institutional Catalog.

PAYMENT PLANS
Payment Plans may be available to students on a case by case basis.

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES
Room and board – students are required to make their own arrangements for housing. The cost of room and board is at the student’s expense.

Field trips and meetings are at the student’s expense.

Upon graduation, the student must apply for the credentialing examination. Fees for the examination are at the student’s expense.

Student may wish to join one or more of the professional organizations in the field. Membership fees are at the student’s expense.

Students are expected to supply their own health insurance plans.