Amarillo College radiography program costs $9,639 to $12,649. Here is how its graduates do.
An AAS program in Amarillo, 24 months. 100 of its 108 graduates passed the ARRT exam on the first try over 2021-2025.
The short version
- Its ARRT exam rate (92.6%) is close to the Texas program median of 92.6%.
- 97.2% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by JRCERT's measure.
- 91.3% of students who started finished the program.
- Its published cost is at or below the median for Texas radiography programs that publish one ($9,639).
- At 10% of the local median wage for radiologic technologists, the program cost is paid back in about 1.4 years.
These lines are generated from the numbers on this page and change when the data does.
How graduates do
JRCERT requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 4
| Year | Passed | Took the exam | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 23 | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 100% |
| 2023 | 18 | 19 | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 20 | 23 | 87.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | 21 | 90.5% |
Graduates who passed the ARRT radiography exam on the first attempt within six months of graduating, divided by those who took it. JRCERT requires programs to report a five-year average and sets a 75% benchmark. Job placement: graduates employed in the radiologic sciences within 12 months, divided by those actively seeking work there.
Where the money goes
The school's estimate, in 14 parts. High is the out-of-district price. Out-of-state total is about $16,722. Student health insurance is required but not priced.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| General education prerequisites (tuition and fees, resident of district) | $2,106 |
| Radiography courses, 5 semesters (tuition, fees, lab fees, malpractice insurance) | $3,931 |
| Textbooks (radiography courses) | $1,268 |
| Background check, drug screen and immunization tracker | $115 |
| CPR course | $58 |
| Required immunizations | $650 |
| Uniforms and accessories | $175 |
| Radiography markers | $22 |
| Typhon student tracking | $100 |
| Developmental testing | $150 |
| Laptop | $500 |
| Detachable web cam | $50 |
| Dosimeter (5 semesters) | $200 |
| ARRT and TMB fees | $315 |
| Total 1 | $9,639 |
* How we calculated this: The sheet prints a grand total of $9,638.25, but its own line items add to $9,639.25; we used the line items.
Not included: living costs. Cost sheet updated Aug 5, 2026.
What radiologic technologists earn around Amarillo
The median yearly wage for radiologic technologists in the Amarillo metro area is $71,190. 3 Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.
Program facts
- Credential
- AAS
- Length
- 24 months
- Schedule
- In person with clinical rotations
- Starts
- Fall only
- Before you apply
- Finish Anatomy and Physiology I, English Composition I, college math, speech, a social or behavioral science course, a language, philosophy, culture or creative arts course, and Medical Terminology with a C or better by the end of the first 8-week spring session.
- Entrance exam
- ATI TEAS 7
- Accreditation
- JRCERT, Accredited, 8-year award (next review 08/01/2029 per JRCERT)
- Leads to
- ARRT radiography certification exam
Sources and dates
- Amarillo College Radiography Approximate Cost Sheet, Cost sheet updated Aug 5, 2026.
- Amarillo College program outcomes page, 2021-2025 program effectiveness data form (no as-of date); completion is 2025 (21 of 23). JRCERT page (jrcert.org/?p=17323) shows older figures: completion 95.7%, pass 88.3%, placement 95.5%..
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (29-2034), May 2025 estimates.
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), checked Nov. 2026.
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