Polysomnographic Technology

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 complete the program pre-requisite courses.

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.

Careers

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. Career options include:

Polysomnographic Technologist
Sleep Technologist

Sleep Technician
Sleep Trainee

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Awards Offered: Certificate

Locations: Online

Formats: Online

Start: Fall

Schedule: Part-time

Estimated Total Cost

$2,159 Certificate

You will succeed as a polysomnographic technologist if you are a detail oriented and strong communicator who is comfortable working nights by yourself or with a small group of people.

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

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State Licensure or Certification Requirements

This program鈥檚 curriculum is acceptable in all states. 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, proof of graduating from a CAAHEP program, and having an Associate鈥檚 degree or higher. 抖阴探探App鈥檚 program is a CAAHEP program.

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2018-2023 Positive Placement Average

48	43	70%	87%	92.33%
Total Graduates	Total Positive Placement	Threshold	Percentage Positive Placement	3-Year Average

Graduation Year	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
Total Graduates	8	8	9	4	0	19
# Employed	7	8	8	3	0	15
# Continuing Education or Active Military, but NOT Employed	0	0	0	0	0	1
Postitive Placement	7	8	8	3	0	16
Placement Percentage	88%	100%	88.89%	75%	0%	84.21%

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution

抖阴探探App is a . As such, 抖阴探探App 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.

For more information about the post-graduation achievements of 抖阴探探App Graduates as well as average starting salaries, refer to the annual Graduate Report (PDF).

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.

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