DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY

CAHE 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:

CAHE 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:

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.

Affiliated College Tuition/Fee Information

Tuition/Payment for any courses taken directly at SUNY Empire State University (ESU), CAHE’s affiliated college, will be paid directly to ESU (see ESU’s tuition page). Courses at SUNY ESU are mainly 4 credits each. All courses offered through SUNY ESU are taught virtually and in an asynchronous format by SUNY ESU faculty/staff.  

Students entering the program without a minimum of an associate degree will be required to complete approximately 30 credits through SUNY Empire State University (ESU).

Students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program (only) will be expected to take up to 5 classes if they enter the program with a minimum of an associate degree and with no transfer credit. The five courses eligible for transfer credit are: 

• Math
• English 
• Physics 
• A&P I  
• A&P II  

To be eligible for transfer credit for the above courses, students must have achieved a letter grade of a C or greater in a credit-bearing comparable course through an acceptable institution.  Students will be exempt from any courses which transfer of credit has been officially awarded for.