Tarrant County College, Trinity River East sonography program costs $4,810. Here is how its graduates do.
An AAS, general sonography program in Fort Worth. 32 of its 32 graduates passed their credentialing exams over 2023 to 2025.
The short version
- Its credential exam rate (100%) is above the Texas program median of 93.3%.
- 100% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by JRC-DMS's measure.
- Its published cost is at or below the median for Texas sonography programs that publish one ($8,743).
- At 10% of the local median wage for diagnostic medical sonographers, the program cost is paid back in about 0.5 years.
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How graduates do
JRC-DMS 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 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
Graduates who passed the ARDMS or CCI credentialing exams for their concentration, as the program reports it to JRC-DMS. Job placement: graduates employed in sonography, as the program reports it to JRC-DMS.
Where the money goes
The school's estimate. Textbooks and other materials not included.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Total tuition and fees, 65 credits, in-state in-county | $4,810 |
| Total 1 | $4,810 |
Not included: prerequisite courses and living costs. 2026-2027 academic year, in-county.
What diagnostic medical sonographers earn around Fort Worth
The median yearly wage for diagnostic medical sonographers in the Fort Worth metro area is $98,810. 3 Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.
Other sonography programs in the Fort Worth area
Compare all 6 sonography programs in the Fort Worth area
| Program | credential exam rate | Job placement | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College, Trinity River East (this page) AAS, general sonography, Fort Worth | 100% | 100% | $4,810 |
| Weatherford College AAS, general sonography, Weatherford | 100% | 100% | $13,204 |
| Weatherford College AAS, cardiovascular sonography, Weatherford | 100% | 100% | $12,599 |
| Hill College, Johnson County AAS, cardiac sonography, Cleburne | 89.0% | 83.3% | Not published |
| The College of Health Care Professions, Fort Worth AAS, general sonography, Fort Worth | Not reported | Not reported | Not published |
| Hill College, Johnson County Certificate, vascular sonography, Cleburne | Not reported | Not reported | Not published |
After you graduate: getting to work in Texas
Texas does not license sonographers. Employers typically require a national credential: ARDMS (the SPI exam plus a specialty exam, for RDMS, RDCS or RVT) or CCI (such as RCS).
| Step | Fee |
|---|---|
| Pass the ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam.5 | $275 |
| Pass a specialty exam within five years of the SPI, for example Abdomen for the RDMS (AB).6 | $300 |
| Alternative for cardiac graduates: take the CCI Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) exam as a graduate of an accredited cardiac ultrasound program.7 | $365not counted |
Typical fees to start working: $575. Counts the ARDMS route to the RDMS in abdomen: SPI ($275) plus the abdomen exam ($300). The CCI cardiac route ($365) is an alternative. There is no state fee. ARDMS credentials renew annually ($105 for RDMS, RDCS, RVT) with CME over a three-year cycle; CCI credentials renew for $165 with 36 CEUs per three-year cycle after the first renewal. Full guide: how to become a sonographer in Texas
With Tarrant County College's published cost, the total to finish school and get credentialed is about $5,385, before prerequisites and living costs.
Program facts
- Credential
- AAS, general sonography
- Length
- Data coming soon
- Accreditation
- JRC-DMS, Accredited by CAAHEP on recommendation of JRC-DMS (abdomen-extended, OB/GYN, vascular)
- Leads to
- ARDMS or CCI credentialing exams
Sources and dates
- TCC Diagnostic Medical Sonography program page, 2026-2027 academic year, in-county.
- Tarrant County College, Trinity River East program outcomes page, Program page figures for 2023 to 2025. OB/GYN and vascular also 100%. Retention 3-year average 89%, placement 100%..
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (29-2032), May 2025 estimates.
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (programs accredited by CAAHEP) (JRC-DMS), checked Nov. 2026.
- Inteleos/ARDMS SPI Exam, checked Nov 2026.
- ARDMS AB Exam, checked Nov 2026.
- CCI Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS), checked Nov 2026.
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