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Recording and study of the electrical activity of the brain and nervous system pathways.
Are you interested in providing key information in diagnosing various brain disorders for patients, from infants to the elderly? ÂÌñÉç’s unique NDT program puts you on the path to a good-paying and rewarding career. With a nearly 100 percent job placement record, most graduates have job offers before completing the 12 to 21-month program. ÂÌñÉç’s program, one of just 30 in the country, is located at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, which provides access to direct contact with patients, hospital equipment and facilities. Program graduates have the skills to succeed in the workforce as an ND technologist in a hospital lab, clinic, research facility and physicians’ offices.
Degrees & Certs
ÂÌñÉç offers the following program to successfully equip you for a career in neurodiagnostic technology. Learn more about the program and its required courses:
Job Outlook
Cost
For the 2024-2025 academic year (fall 2024, spring 2025 and summer 2025), neurodiagnostic technology (NDT) classes have a tuition rate of $280 per credit hour for in-district residents. All other classes in the program have a standard in-district rate of $140 per credit hour. Get more information on tuition and fees.
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Paying for college
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Start/Info Session
Sixteen students are admitted each fall semester.
- If you are interested in this career, or (a requirement for admission). Session dates and times may vary, and all sessions are held online via Microsoft Teams (a link will be emailed to you the day before the scheduled meeting date).
- To help ensure that students are successful, our program has specific admission requirements. All admission requirements must be met to enter the applicant pool, in addition to the ÂÌñÉç general enrollment steps. To prepare for applying to the program, please follow the steps on the How to Apply page.
If you have questions regarding program admission requirements or how to apply, please call ÂÌñÉç Student Success at 217-786-2224 and request to speak with a health professions student success coach.
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