An MRI specialist performs diagnostic imaging examinations using magnetic resonance imaging. Candidates for this program must be a registered Radiologic Technologist, or registered Radiation Therapist, or registered Sonographer, or registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist in good standing. An MRI specialist may work in the hospital or in an imaging clinic. Learn more about the career at asrt.org and ismrm.org/smrt/.

Fall semester; Class time: Online; Clinical time: 20-24 hours a week

1. Apply to Gwinnett Technical College at www.gwinnetttech.edu for the Fall Semester.

2. Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities that you have previously attended including transcripts showing completion of a JR-CERT accredited Radiography, or Radiation Therapy program, or a JRC-NMT accredited Nuclear Medicine program, or a JRC-DMS accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, or a JRC-CVT accredited Echocardiography program.

3. Submit proof of active ARRT status (R, N, T, or S), or active NMTCB status (CNMT), or active ARDMS.

4. Once all admission’s documents have been turned in and the only pending requirement is the Program Director’s Approval, an MRI/CT Advisement Form will need to be submitted. The form can be found at www.gwinnetttech.edu/enrollment/forms-documents/.

5. The Program Advisement Form can be submitted via email to Healthapp@gwinnetttech.edu or in person, by appointment only, through the Qless app, at the Lawrenceville or Alpharetta-North Fulton Campus. 

6. June 1st is the deadline to have completed all admissions requirements and to submit the Program Advisement Form. Thus, please allow yourself enough time to complete all requirements. You can check your admissions status following these steps: Go to BannerWeb > Click on Apply/Check Application Status > Scroll to the bottom and follow instructions on how to check status.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students who have applied to the college, completed their admissions file, and have
completed and turned in the advisement form, will be accepted based on the date completed. Priority will be given to GTC graduates from the
following programs: RADT, DMS, CT, or ECHO.

Candidates for this program must be a registered Radiologic Technologist, or registered Radiation Therapist, or registered Sonographer, or registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist in good standing.

This program starts only in the Fall Semester. All application steps and a Program Advisement Form must be completed by June 1st.

1. Attend Mandatory Meeting.
2. A complete background check and drug screen must be completed. This is through an agency approved by GTC and will cost approximately $80.
3. Proof of appropriate immunizations must be supplied to GTC

Uniform scrubs, shoes, books, liability insurance, criminal background checks and drug screening, immunizations for hospital clinicals, and ARRT testing fee. All costs are approximated and are subject to change.

Everyone is welcome to attend our Information Session held on the 2nd Thursday of each month*

at 4:00 p.m., in building C, Room 105, Lawrenceville Campus

*There will not be an Information Session in July and December*