MedQuest College
Sonography School - Associate Degree of Applied Science

Online USA

DEGREE TYPE

Associate of Applied Science

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2026

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The Sonography School offers an Associate Degree of Applied Science, designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed for a career in sonography. The program covers essential topics related to ultrasound imaging and prepares participants for patient care in various healthcare settings.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers as ultrasound technicians, sonographers, or in related support roles within healthcare facilities. This degree can lead to opportunities in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and diagnostic imaging centers, providing a solid foundation for professional growth in the medical imaging field.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography, often called Ultrasound, uses high-frequency waves to generate images of different organs and blood vessels inside the body. As an imaging process, ultrasound is used by providing information that x-ray or other radiologic methods cannot.

What does a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer do?

The Cardiovascular Sonography program offered at MedQuest College provides our students with the option to pursue an Associate Degree in Cardiac Sonography or Vascular Sonography. Cardiac Sonography is ultrasound used to produce images of the anatomy of a patient’s heart chambers, walls, valves and blood vessels. Vascular Sonography is ultrasound used to produce images of the patient’s veins and arteries. The physician uses images provided by the sonographer to diagnose and treat various conditions.