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 Career/Program Overview

The Clinical Neurophysiology Technology (CNT) program trains students to work under the supervision of physicians to perform tests that assist physicians’ diagnosis and evaluation of diseases of the brain and peripheral nervous system and disorders of sleep and wakefulness.  The technologist must be able to analyze data online making certain that it is viable and interpretable.  Neurodiagnostic studies are performed in a laboratory, emergency room, operating room, intensive care unit, special monitoring units or at the patient’s bedside.  Visit us at http://www.rctc.edu/program/cnt/.

Specifically this program prepares graduates to perform the following neurodiagnostic procedures:  Electroencephalography (EEG) recording electrical activity of the brain; Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) recording electrical activity of nerves and muscles; Evoked Potentials (EP) measuring the nervous system response to sensory stimuli; Polysomnography (PSG) monitoring physiological activity during sleep; and Autonomic Testing which is the measuring of involuntary nervous system function.

Curriculum-at-a-Glance

During the first nine months of the two year program, students attend classes at RCTC and Mayo.  During the final 15 months, students gain hands-on clinical experience in Mayo’s Division of Clinical Neurophysiology and the Sleep Disorders Center.  Clinical rotations are scheduled in each laboratory.

For more detailed program information, refer to RCTC’s program course requirements at  http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/programs/index.html.

Program/Degree Options

This program is jointly offered by RCTC and Mayo Clinic.  Applications can be obtained from Mayo School of Health Sciences.  Students are admitted through the Mayo School of Health Sciences.

The Clinical Neurophysiology Technology program is an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree that consists of 81 credits and is 24-months in length.  Upon completion of the degree, Mayo will also award a Certificate of Completion.  Graduates are eligible to take professional certification examinations given by the American Board of Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technolgists, Inc. (ABRET), American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (AAET) and the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). 

Program Start Date(s)

General course work can be started any semester.  In order to complete the program in 24 months, students must start the CNT program and related coursework fall semester.

Career Opportunities/Information

Career opportunities for Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists are excellent.  Graduates are employed in hospitals, clinics, epilepsy monitoring units, sleep disorder centers, research institutions and the medical instrument industry.  Starting annual salaries for electroneurodiagnostic technologists are $40,000.

Articulations/Accreditations

Rochester Community and Technical College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission:  A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.  The CNT program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Education in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology and the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

For additional information on the most current list of RCTC program articulations see us at: http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/articulations/index.html

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