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  • Polysomnographic Technician.
    93% Graduate Employment/Transfer rate
    That's right! Ninety-three percent of SCC's 2022 graduates found work or continued their education.
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    Polysomnographic Technician.
    93% Graduate Employment/Transfer rate
    That's right! Ninety-three percent of SCC's 2022 graduates found work or continued their education.
    Graduate Report
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    Polysomnographic Technician.
    93% Graduate Employment/Transfer rate
    That's right! Ninety-three percent of SCC's 2022 graduates found work or continued their education.
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Polysomnographic Technology

  •  Estimated Cost: $1,976

    Program Length: 2 semesters + 1 summer term

    Locations: Online + Labs

    Start Term(s): Fall

    Awards Offered: Cert

    Program Description

    Open your eyes to a career with a bright future in the polysomnographic technology field. Our Polysomnographic Technology program will make you an expert at the process of gathering and interpreting data to help with the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. In order to be admitted into the program, you must have an associate degree in a health-related program of study or a copy of a current Respiratory Technology or Registered Nurse license.

    Our part-time program consists of 6 credit hours per term and is offered online, with 135 hours of clinical rotations completed at an approved sleep disorders center. You will complete a comprehensive program in patient assessment, equipment calibration, data acquisition, diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic modalities and follow-up care. Once you graduate from the program, you will be eligible to take the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist exam offered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists in order to earn the RPSGT credential.

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    Polysomnographic technologists are allied health professionals who work under the supervision of a licensed sleep physician to assist with the education, evaluation, treatment, and chronic care management of patients with sleep disorders. You will be a successful polysomnographic technologist if you:

    • pay attention to detail and have a desire for neatness/order
    • have a calm and pleasant demeanor with conversational skills that are comforting to others
    • are able to develop manual dexterity
    • are able to add, subtract, multiply and divide to calculate indices and percentages
    • have the ability to work a variety of shifts
    • should be a person of character, honesty and integrity
    • have the ability to work as a part of a team
    • are an abstract thinker in order to understand concepts
    • desire to help others while maintaining respect and dignity
    • are comfortable working with and learning new technology

    START HERE: Please follow the steps on the Get Started Checklist (PDF) to complete the program application process.

    Admissions Resources:

    There are more than 7,000 registered polysomnographic technologists worldwide and that number is expected to grow. You have a variety of career options because of the increase in available treatment options, diagnostic tools and areas of research. Recent SCC graduates report an average starting salary of $47,216. Career options include:

    • Polysomnographic Technologist
    • Sleep Technologist
    • Sleep Technician
    • Sleep Trainee

    The Southeast Community College Polysomnographic Technology program is accredited by:
    Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
    25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158
    Clearwater, FL 33763
    727-210-2350

    2016-2020 Positive Placement Average

    Total GraduatesTotal Positive PlacementThresholdPercentage Positive Placement3-Year Average
    363170%86.11%82.61%
     
    Graduation Year20202019201820172016
    Total Graduates4019103
    # Employed3015102
    # Continuing Education or Active Military, NOT Employed00100
    Positive Placement3016102
    Placement Percentage75%%84.21%100%66.67%

    This program’s curriculum is acceptable in all states but one. Some states do not require licensing for Sleep Technologists, but may have exemptions for Sleep Technologists to practice under the Respiratory Care act for their state. Those states which do have licensing requirements for Sleep Technologists primarily require the RPSGT credential, or a combination of the RPSGT credential and proof of graduating from a CAAHEP program. SCC’s program is a CAAHEP program.

    State where the curriculum is not accepted – New York

    Please see the chart regarding each state’s acceptance of this program’s curriculum and licensure requirements.

    Southeast Community College is a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution (NC-SARA) institution. As such, SCC is unable to offer online or distance courses to students in the following areas at this time: American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Kelly K. Cummins, Program Chair
    MSOM, RPSGT, RRT, CCSH
    (402) 437-2780
    kcummins@southeast.edu
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    For more information about the post-graduation achievements of SCC Graduates as well as average starting salaries, refer to the annual Graduate Report.

    For information about the methodologies used to gather the post-graduation student achievement data contained in the annual Graduate Report, refer to the Institutional Research page or contact ir@southeast.edu.