Delta College's diagnostic medical sonography program effectiveness data

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Effectiveness Institution Name: Delta College CAAHEP Accredited Concentrations: Abdomen-Extended, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Student Retention: Total # of Graduates/Total # of Students Enrolled Retention Threshold: 70% of total enrollment (sliding scale is used for cohorts of 9 or less enrolled students)

69%

79%

Student Retention 71%

Job Placement: Total # of Graduates employed in 6 months/Total # of Graduates Job Placement Threshold (within 6 months of graduation): 75% of graduates employed as sonographers in one of program’s accredited specialties, continuing their education or actively serving in the military

% Job Placement % Job Placement

Test Takers Rate: Total # of Test Takers/Total # of Graduates for the concentration Test Takers 3-Year Trend Threshold: 50% for programs that have 15 or fewer graduates over a 3-year timeframe 60% for programs that have 16 or greater graduates over a 3-year timeframe Cohort Number(s) (programs w/multiple cohorts of the same concentration must indicate all cohort #s on one row)

Concentration

3-Year Graduates % Test Takers Total 3-Year Trend

ABDOMEN-EXTENDED

55%

74%

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

77%

% Credential Success 85% 95%

Credential Success Rate: Total # of Graduates successfully earning credential/Total # of Test Takers Credential Success Threshold (within one year of graduation): 60% of graduates passing a credentialing exam per concentration that the program holds accreditation

Concentration & Credentialing Exam(s) ABDOMEN-EXT – RDMS(AB) or RT(S) OB/GYN – RDMS(OB/GYN) or RT(S)

Notes The 2025 cohort includes 1 reentry student that graduated later than the rest of the cohort

70%