Laredo College, South radiography program: pass rate, jobs and local pay
An AAS program in Laredo, 24 months. 73.0% of its graduates passed the ARRT exam on the first try.
The short version
- Its ARRT exam rate (73.0%) is below the Texas program median of 92.6%.
- 97.8% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by JRCERT's measure.
- 83.3% of students who started finished the program.
- That is below the 75% five-year benchmark JRCERT sets for accredited programs.
- JRCERT lists this program on probation (effective 03/27/2026; compliance deadline 10/26/2027).
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How graduates do
JRCERT requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
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.
What it costs
Laredo College does not publish a total cost for this program. Laredo College's radiologic technology catalog page lists no program cost total or itemized list. Ask the program for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.
For comparison only, not this program's price: the 15 Texas radiography programs that publish a cost range from $4,736 to $54,361, with a median of $9,639.
What radiologic technologists earn around Laredo
The median yearly wage for radiologic technologists in the Laredo metro area is $73,340. 2 Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.
Program facts
- Credential
- AAS
- Length
- 24 months
- Starts
- Fall only
- Before you apply
- Finish Anatomy and Physiology I (lecture and lab), English Composition I and RADR 1309 (Intro to Radiography and Patient Care) with a C or better.
- Entrance exam
- HESI A2
- Accreditation
- JRCERT, Probation (effective 03/27/2026; compliance deadline 10/26/2027) (program 0245)
- Leads to
- ARRT radiography certification exam
Sources and dates
- JRCERT program outcomes for Laredo College, South, JRCERT program page; no years or counts shown.
- 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.
Every number was checked against its source on Nov. 4, 2026. Spot an error? Report it. Program Outcomes is independent and not affiliated with any school or JRCERT. Our independence policy