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Radiology & sonography programs in California
California has 54 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in California, expect to start around $70,210–$95,730 and reach a median of $121,260 with experience; the top quarter earn $137,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, California). Graduates of these California programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $52,916 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in California
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 20,900 employed in California. National median: $80,110.
Campuses in California, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlhambraAnaheimAntiochAptosBakersfieldCerritosChula VistaCosta MesaCypressFolsomFountain ValleyFresnoGlendaleLakewoodLancasterLoma LindaLong BeachLos Altos HillsLos AngelesMarysvilleMercedMoorparkOntarioParamountPasadenaRancho CucamongaRedwood CityRiversideSacramentoSan DiegoSan FranciscoSan JacintoSan JoseSan Luis ObispoSanta BarbaraSanta RosaSherman OaksStocktonTorranceWalnut
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Public college | 15 | $97,367 | $10,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Canada College | Redwood City | Public community college | 13 | $92,243 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | non-profit university | 42 | $85,779 | $17,858 | not reported | not reported |
| Merced College | Merced | Public community college | 23 | $77,678 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles | Public community college | 11 | $77,642 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | Public community college | 33 | $73,895 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Public community college | 34 | $73,411 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public community college | 43 | $71,167 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public community college | 43 | $67,750 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Public college | 94 | $65,651 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose | for-profit college | 243 | $64,350 | $20,000 | not reported | $36,834 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | for-profit career college | 41 | $58,157 | $22,250 | 58% | $27,534 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Public college | 10 | $54,445 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | for-profit career college | 17 | $53,594 | $26,923 | 63% | $33,209 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles | non-profit university | 32 | $53,570 | $24,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public community college | 53 | $52,916 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | Sherman Oaks | non-profit college | 36 | $51,705 | $23,979 | not reported | $32,018 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit career college | 34 | $43,471 | $25,240 | 66% | $37,857 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | for-profit career college | 41 | $43,204 | $23,969 | 70% | $35,751 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | for-profit career college | 27 | $43,204 | $23,969 | 75% | $37,270 |
| Smith Chason College | Los Angeles | for-profit college | 154 | $38,027 | $22,522 | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Anaheim | Anaheim | for-profit college | 82 | $34,806 | $19,891 | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Los Angeles | Alhambra | for-profit college | 65 | $34,806 | $19,891 | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Riverside | Riverside | for-profit college | 63 | $34,806 | $19,891 | not reported | not reported |
| Platt College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit college | 50 | $34,806 | $19,891 | not reported | not reported |
| CBD College | Los Angeles | non-profit college | 130 | $34,245 | $24,075 | not reported | $28,569 |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | for-profit career college | 32 | $29,611 | $19,511 | 58% | $36,942 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | for-profit career college | 24 | $29,611 | $19,511 | 60% | $31,922 |
| ATI College-Whittier | Whitter | for-profit college | 20 | $26,975 | $18,381 | not reported | $29,726 |
| Central California School of Continuing Education | San Luis Obispo | for-profit career school | 46 | $26,489 | $5,450 | 87% | not reported |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | for-profit career college | 31 | $26,221 | $9,500 | 71% | $55,157 |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | for-profit career college | 183 | $24,182 | $21,982 | 68% | $34,844 |
| National Polytechnic College | Lakewood | for-profit career college | 20 | $23,874 | $17,489 | 47% | $34,762 |
| PCI College | Cerritos | for-profit college | 50 | $22,156 | $17,958 | not reported | $33,852 |
| Modern Technology School | Fountain Valley | for-profit career school | 81 | not reported | not reported | 76% | $28,609 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College | Antioch | for-profit career college | 54 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute | Sacramento | for-profit career college | 51 | not reported | $18,600 | 98% | $41,256 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Public community college | 49 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public community college | 45 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Yuba College | Marysville | Public community college | 40 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| American Medical Sciences Center | Glendale | for-profit college | 37 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $27,293 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Public community college | 26 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Public community college | 23 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Public college | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | Public college | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public community college | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Public community college | 16 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Integrity College of Health | Pasadena | for-profit college | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $20,178 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount | for-profit career college | 11 | not reported | $19,720 | 71% | $18,873 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Public community college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Folsom Lake College | Folsom | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.