The college on Friday, Aug. 12, received final State Education Department approval to offer a new health science degree program – Polysomnography.
The program is ready to enroll students for the fall and because of the tight time frame before the semester begins, we are asking the campus community to help us find qualified students to begin this course of study.
Polysomnography is an allied health specialty that deals with the diagnostic evaluation and management under medical direction of patients with neurological and sleep abnormalities. Job opportunities may be found in sleep labs and EEG departments, hospitals or associated with physician’s offices.
Hudson Valley Community College was one of four colleges across the state that was asked to develop an academic program for this career.
This is a nationally-recognized profession and a growth field in the health science field.
The salary range for sleep lab technicians is similar to other allied health care professions. The median expected salary for a polysomnographic technologist in the United States is approximately $48,000, according to the web site salary.com.
Prerequisites for entrance to the program include a high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of a 70 average is required. In addition, high school coursework must include 2 units of academic math and biology and chemistry with labs with a minimum grade of 70.
For more detailed information about the program, contact the Cardiorespiratory and Emergency Medicine department, 629-7454.
Published: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:21:15 +0000 by d.teneyck