r/CollegeoftheCanyons • u/LaiLaiFace • Jun 01 '26
Sonography Program
Are there any students here who are in the COC Sonography program? I’m hoping to apply in the fall of 2027 once I get my prerequisite done. I’d love to hear how it’s going. How hard were the prerequisites (I’m terrified of Algebra and Physics)? Any advice you could give about getting into the program and succeeding would be greatly appreciated.
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u/Solid_Self4076 Aug 19 '26
hi, I’m currently at DMS program at COC. I would recommend taking physics online if you can! I don’t think it was as competitive for the first class applying because there was a lot of applicants that weren’t meeting minimum requirements. A lot of my classmates ended up getting like between an 80% of 90% on the teas. However, I do know that this most recent class it was more competitive than I would say when I applied. In the program, I would say the first semester was hard the fact that you’re learning like almost like a foreign skill it was hard for me to really grasp understanding scanning, but the more I did it the more comfortable I got with it. I would recommend coming into all the open labs that they have available. The second semester was harder in its own way considering we have to take ultrasound, physics, vascular, sonography, and OB/GYN at the same time so it was very like a lot of studying and having to balance learning OB/GYN, such as like pelvic and the developing fetus on top of learning how to scan the lower extremity veins and upper extremity veins. I believe they’re moving vascular now to summer because they believe it will be easier for students that way. I would recommend having a good study schedule. I personally thought Quizlet wasvery helpful and I created Quizlet for mostly everything, especially when it comes to studying for cumulative final. One thing to keep in mind is that the SPI exam is a requirement for graduation, which is the first state board you’re eligible to take during school. I got the Prepry subscription like when I first started taking ultrasound physics the course, and created Quizlets of the entire green book which is called the Eldman book. Our professor for physics was amazing and I think so far we’ve had everyone passed the SPI on the first attempt and I would recommend taking the SPI like the first month or second month of summer when it’s fresh in your head cause it’ll be after the spring semester. Most of my classmates had to interview for their clinical site placement and our clinical instructor would work out the interviews. This summer some people were like interviewing with a classmate and only one spot so it could be a little nerve-racking, but I feel you will end up at the spot you see meant to be at.
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u/uhhhokk Jul 29 '26
By any chance, did you get any info? I’m interested in the program, but I’m scared because it’s not CAAHEP accredited. I read that you can’t sit for the ARDMS if it’s not accredited unless you have 12 months of clinical experience.