Enrollment Snapshot of Radiography, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Technology Programs 2012

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1 Enrollment Snapshot of, and Nuclear Medicine Programs 2012 A Nationwide Survey of Program Directors Conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists January ASRT. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden out written permission from publisher.

2 Table of Contents Executive Summary... 3 Demographics... 6 Indicate your type What is your primary place of employment?... 6 What percent of the classes in your curriculum can be taken online?... 7 What is the terminal degree earned by your graduates?... 7 If yours is a certificate an articulation agreement, when do your graduates receive their associate degree?... 8 In what country is your located?... 8 In what region is your located? Enrollment Analysis How many entered your?...10 Is your currently at full?...11 If you are, how many additional could be accommodated by your?...12 How many qualified did you turn away this fall?...12 Attrition rate...12 Do you plan any changes related to?...13 How viable is your over the next few years?...14 If your is closing, how many more years will it continue to operate, including this academic year? USA and Canada Enrollment Comparison Nuclear Medicine...15 Longitudinal Enrollment Trends Nuclear Medicine...18 Number of ARRT-Recognized Programs...19 Job Placement of Graduates Nuclear Medicine...20 For those who haven t been able to find employment after graduation, what do you believe is the primary reason?...21 Imaging Which of the following imaging technologies are used at your clinical sites?...22 Clinical sites that use Film-Screen only...22 Which of the following technologies are used in your on-campus lab?...23 On-campus labs that use Film-Screen only...23 Appendix A. Survey Instruments and Invitation Letter (Please contact the ASRT for a copy.) Appendix B. Verbatim responses (Please contact the ASRT for a copy.) 2

3 Executive Summary In October 2012, an invitation to complete an online questionnaire was sent via to each of the 1,007 radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine technology listed by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). 1 At the close of the survey on October 31, 2011, a of 606 responses had been received, yielding an overall response rate of 60.2%. Return Population Percent Sampled Margin of Error at the 95% Level R % ±2.8% T % ±9.2% NMT % ±7.4% Overall 606 1, % ±2.5% This report summarizes findings regarding radiologic sciences based on the responses from directors. Longitudinal Enrollment Trends This is the 13th in a series of annual reports from the ASRT on class s in educational for radiographers, radiation therapists, and nuclear medicine technologists. The current report includes a section that summarizes the last 13 years of trends. See Pages for a review of those findings. Demographic Analysis Respondents to the survey were more likely to work at a community college than any other type of institution; 40.3% of respondents work at 2-year institutions, almost double the amount who work at medical centers (26.4%) or 4-year institutions (22.6%). Relatively few respondents work in other settings: 5.8% work at technical colleges, 4.5% work at for-profit schools, and 0.5% work at another type of institution. A sizable majority (77.7%) of the respondents are in radiography, 12.5% of the respondents are in nuclear medicine 1 American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. ARRT-recognized educational. ndm/listschools&iframe=yes. Accessed September and the remaining 9.7% are in radiation therapy. The overwhelming majority of the respondents are located in the United States (96.4%). Of the remaining, 3.5% are located in Canada and 0.2% in Australia. Among the respondents whose are located in the United States, the South Atlantic region accounts for 20.9% of, while the East North Central region accounts for 19.2%. Only 6.1% of the respondents are located in the Pacific region and only 5.1% are in New England Enrollment Trends had a mean number of 20.9 enter their in 2012, down by 1.0 from This produces an estimate of 15,675 across all ARRT-recognized, down from 16,454 in Radiation therapy had a mean number of 11.5 enter their in 2012, up by 1.7 from a mean of 9.8 entering each in This produced an estimate of 1,403 entering ARRT-recognized in 2012, up from 1,204 in Nuclear medicine technology had a mean of 10.5 enroll in their in 2012, up by 1.7 from This produced an estimate of 1,407 enrolling in ARRT-recognized in 2012, up from 1,175 in Student Capacity Among radiography, 55.1% are at full ; 46.6% of radiation therapy are at. 27.0% of nuclear medicine are at. Among those that are, the mean number of additional who could be accommodated is 8.3 for radiography, 6.6 for radiation therapy and 8.7 for nuclear medicine. 3

4 o This produces an estimate of 2,795 additional for all radiography, 430 additional for all radiation therapy and 851 additional for all nuclear medicine. The mean number of qualified turned away by radiography was On average, radiation therapy turned away 14.7 qualified while nuclear medicine turned away an average of 6.4 qualified. o These numbers produce an estimate of 16,323 qualified turned away by radiography, 836 qualified turned away by radiation therapy and 232 qualified turned down by nuclear medicine. Near-Term Changes Overall, more directors plan to increase their than to decrease it. In the aggregate, 8.0% of directors plan to increase, while 5.9% plan a decrease. In radiography, 5.2% of directors plan to increase while 5.8% plan to decrease their. In radiation therapy, 19.0% plan to increase while 5.2% plan a decrease. In nuclear medicine technology, 17.6% plan to increase while 6.8% plan a decrease. Most (97.0%) say they are viable over the next few years, while 3.0% say that they are either likely to close or will definitely be closing. In radiography, 97.4% of said they would either definitely continue to operate or would most likely continue to operate, while 2.6% said they are either likely to close or would definitely be closing. Among radiation therapy, 98.3% expect to remain in operation while 1.7% expect to close. Among nuclear medicine, 93.3% of expect to continue operating, while 6.6% expect to close. Among the expecting to stay in operation, 79.7% of radiography, 72.4% of radiation therapy and 64.0% of nuclear medicine were certain that they would continue to operate over the next several years. Job Placement of Graduates In radiography, 84.8% of graduates from the class of 2011 were able to find employment in their field in 6 months of graduation; 86.1% of 2011 graduates from radiation therapy found employment; 57.2% of 2011 graduates in nuclear medicine found employment. These placement rates represent a 4.8% increase from 2010 for radiography, a 4.1% increase from 2010 for radiation therapy, and a 0.3% decline from 2010 for nuclear medicine. When asked why they thought those who were unable to find employment were having difficulty, the majority of respondents cited economic considerations: 34.3% said that there were too many graduates in relation to openings, 19.3% believed that facilities cutting back on positions had an adverse effect, 14.9% said that managers were not filling openings, and 12.5% believed that sluggishness in the labor market is due to the current workforce delaying their retirement. Academics and Curriculum For the majority (56.5%) of to the survey, the terminal degree earned by graduates is an associate degree; of the remaining, 26.3% grant a certificate and 17.1% grant a bachelor s degree. When asked which imaging technologies were used at clinical sites, 93.0% said they use DR (cassetteless) technology, 86.2% use CR (cassette-based) technology and 23.6% use film/screen. When asked which imaging technologies were used in their on-campus lab, 60.3% said they use CR (cassette-based), 36.7% use film/screen, 30.5% do not have an on-campus lab and 21.6% use DR (cassetteless) technology. The majority of across all disciplines do not offer coursework online, 63.9% of 4

5 all offering no online coursework;1 of offer at least 25% of their content online. Canada Many more Canadian responded to the survey than have in the past, allowing comparison between U.S. and Canadian. Below are several highlights: The estimated in Canadian was 648 in radiography, 317 in radiation therapy and 74 in nuclear medicine, compared 14,657 in radiography, 1,091 in radiation therapy and 1,329 in nuclear medicine in the United States. Canadian showed a noticeably higher mean number of in each entering class. In Canada, there were 32.4 per entering class in radiography compared 20.3 in the United States; there were 19.8 entering in radiation therapy, compared 10.7 in the United States; and there were 14.7 entering nuclear medicine, compared 10.3 in the United States. Canadian were also more likely than their U.S. counterparts to be at full. Among survey respondents, 92.3% of radiography, 60% of radiation therapy and 100% of nuclear medicine were at full ; in the United States, 53.9% of radiography, 45.3% of radiation therapy and 23.9% of nuclear medicine were at. 5

6 Demographics Indicate your type. Frequency Valid Percent Population Distribution Sample Return as a Population % % % % Nuclear Medicine % % Total % Indicate your type Nuclear Medicine What is your primary place of employment? Frequency Valid Percent Community college or two-year institution % Medical center % University or four-year institution % Technical College % For-profit school % Other 3 0.5% Total What is your primary place of employment? 45.0% % % % 1 5.0% Community college or two-year institution Medical center University or four-year institution Technical College For-profit school Other (Please specify below) 6

7 What percent of the classes in your curriculum can be taken online? Nuclear Radiation Medicine Therapy Overall 0 percent Count % 65.1% 67.2% 54.1% 63.9% 1 to 9 percent Count % 11.6% 6.9% 14.9% 11.5% 10 to 24 percent Count % 15.2% 15.5% 10.8% 14.7% 25 to 74 percent Count % 7.7% 6.9% 13.5% 8.4% 75 percent or greater Count % 0.5% 3.4% 6.8% 1.6% Total Count % % 9.2% 13.0% 7.1% SD 12.6% 21.0% 25.6% 16.0% What percent of the classes in your curriculum can be taken online? percent 1 to 9 percent 10 to 24 percent 25 to 74 percent 75 percent or greater What is the terminal degree earned by your graduates? Frequency Valid Percent Associate degree % Certificate % Bachelor's degree % Other 1 0.2% Total Nuclear Medicine What is the terminal degree earned by your graduates? Associate degree Certificate Bachelor's degree Other (Please specify below) 7

8 If yours is a certificate an articulation agreement, when do your graduates receive their associate degree? After completion of the certificate Associate degree is a requirement for admission into the After completion of receive a bachelor's After successful completion of ARRT registry exam No articulation agreement Other (Please specify below) If yours is a certificate an articulation agreement, when do your graduates receive their associate degree? Frequency Valid Percent After completion of the certificate % Associate degree is a requirement % for admission into the * After completion of % receive a bachelor's* After successful completion of % ARRT registry exam No articulation agreement* 6 3.4% Other (Please specify below) 4 2.2% Total *Coded from verbatim responses In what country is your located? Frequency Valid Percent United States % Canada % Australia 1 0.2% Total In what country is your located? United States Canada Australia 8

9 In what region is your located? Frequency Valid Percent South Atlantic % (DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, PR) East North Central % (WI, MI, IL, IN, OH) Mid-Atlantic % (NY, PA, NJ) West South Central % (OK, TX, AR, LA) West North Central % (ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO) East South Central % (KY, TN, MS, AL) Mountain % (ID, MT, WY, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM) Pacific % (AK, WA, OR, CA, HI) New England % (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT) Total* *Total does not include outside of the United States. If you chose the United States in the question above, please indicate in which region your is located: 25.0% % 1 5.0% 9

10 2012 Enrollment Analysis How many entered your? Nuclear Medicine Overall N SD N SD N SD N SD Technical College Community college or two-year institution University or four-year institution Medical center For-profit school Other Total How many entered your? Nuclear Medicine Technical College Community college or twoyear institution University or four-year institution Medical center For-profit school Other 10

11 Is your currently at full? Radiation Nuclear Medicine Overall Therapy Yes Count % 55.1% 46.6% 27.0% 50.8% No Count % 44.9% 53.4% 73.0% 49.2% Total Count % 100% 100% 100% 100% Is your currently at full? At Full Enrollment Not at Full Enrollment Nuclear Medicine 11

12 If you are, how many additional could be accommodated by your? How many qualified did you turn away this fall? Nuclear Medicine Overall N SD N SD N SD N SD Attrition rate % 27.9% % 26.3% % 28.1% % 28.1% How many additional could be accommodated by your? Nuclear Medicine How many qualified did you turn away this fall? Nuclear Medicine Percent Attrition rate Radiation Therapy Nuclear Medicine 12

13 Do you plan any changes related to? Plan to increase Plan to decrease Plan to remain the same Total Radiation Therapy Nuclear Medicine Overall Count % 5.2% 19.0% 17.6% 8.0% Count % 5.8% 5.2% 6.8% 5.9% Count % 89.0% 75.9% 75.7% 86.1% Count % 100% 100% 100% 100% Do you plan any changes related to? Plan to increase Plan to decrease Plan to remain the same Nuclear Medicine 13

14 How viable is your over the next few years? Will definitely continue to operate Most likely will continue to operate Most likely will be closing Definitely will be closing Total Radiation Therapy Nuclear Medicine Overall Count % 79.7% 72.4% 64.0% 77.0% Count % 17.8% 25.9% 29.3% 2 Count % 0.9% 1.7% 5.3% 1.5% Count % 1.7% 1.3% 1.5% Count % 100% 100% 100% 100% How viable is your over the next few years? Will Most likely definitely will continue continue to to operate operate Most likely will be closing Definitely will be closing Nuclear Medicine If your is closing, how many more years will it continue to operate, including this academic year? Program Type N SD Nuclear Medicine Total

15 ARRT recognized Number of 2012 USA and Canada Enrollment Comparison number of entering classroom Estimated enrolled for all attrition Rate Percent of additional per for those Estimated additional for qualified per turned away Estimated qualified turned away New Graduates finding employment in 6 months of graduation USA % , % 46.1% 8 2, , % Canada % % 7.7% , % ARRT recognized Number of number of entering classroom Estimated enrolled for all attrition Rate Percent of additional per for those Estimated additional for qualified per turned away Estimated qualified turned away New Graduates finding employment in 6 months of graduation USA % , % 54.70% % Canada % % % Nuclear Medicine ARRT recognized Number of number of entering classroom Estimated enrolled for all attrition Rate Percent of additional per for those Estimated additional for qualified per turned away Estimated qualified turned away New Graduates finding employment in 6 months of graduation USA % , % 76.10% % Canada % % 15

16 ARRT recognized Number of Longitudinal Enrollment Trends number of entering classroom Estimated enrolled for all attrition Rate additional per for those Estimated additional for qualified per turned away Estimated qualified turned away Year % , % 50.2% % , % 30.9% 8.7 1, , % , % 21.2% , % , % 21.7% 7.5 1, , % , % 20.9% 7.4 1, , % , % 22.6% 7.0 1, , % , % 30.2% 7.1 1, , % , % 33.3% 8.4 2, , % , % , , % , % 43.7% 7.6 2, , % , % 46.2% 7.6 2, , % , % 44.9% 8.3 2, ,323 Estimated entering class for all radiography 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000-12,529 14,734 14,965 15,683 16,475 17,323 16,612 17,050 16,759 15,948 16, ,675 16

17 ARRT recognized Number of number of entering classroom Estimated enrolled for all attrition Rate additional per for those Estimated additional for qualified per turned away Estimated qualified turned away Year % % 44.4% % , % 48.0% % , % 44.6% % , % 30.5% % , % 32.1% , % , % 49.3% , % , % 51.5% % , % 58.6% , % , % 55.5% % , % 49.3% , % 9.8 1, % 51.9% % , % 53.4% Estimated entering class for all radiation therapy 1,800 1,513 1,577 1,600 1,505 1,462 1,326 1,382 1,403 1,400 1,274 1,295 1,314 1,204 1,200 1,

18 Nuclear Medicine ARRT recognized Year Number of number of entering classroom Estimated enrolled for all attrition Rate additional per for those not at full Estimated qualified additional per for not turned at full away Estimated qualified turned away % , % 53.2% % , % 35.7% , % , % 33.3% , % , % 20.9% , % , % 30.6% , % , % 31.8% , % , % 39.7% , % , % 58.4% , % , % 63.0% % , % 78.8% % 8.8 1, % 82.5% % , % 73.0% Estimated entering class for all nuclear medicine technology 2,500 2,033 2,000 1,612 1,633 1,698 1,781 1,660 1,454 1,500 1,252 1,482 1,534 1, ,175 1,

19 Number of ARRT-Recognized Programs Nuclear Medicine

20 Job Placement of Graduates What is the job placement percent rate of finding employment in their discipline in six months of graduation from your? West North South New East North East South West South Mountain Pacific Mid- Central Atlantic England Central Central Central (ID, MT, WY, (AK, WA, Atlantic (ND, SD, NE, (DE, MD, DC, (ME, NH, VT, (WI, MI, IL, (KY, TN, MS, (OK, TX, AR, NV, UT, CO, OR, CA, (NY, PA, NJ) KS, MN, IA, VA, WV, NC, MA, RI, CT) IN, OH) AL) LA) AZ, NM) HI) MO) SC, GA, FL, PR) Overall % 89.7% 89.0% 90.2% 88.9% 88.6% 86.5% 89.8% 91.9% 89.3% % 80.3% 81.1% 84.1% 82.7% 86.3% 84.5% 79.1% 77.8% 82.2% % 76.2% 80.8% 82.3% 80.1% 88.5% 85.6% 78.9% 74.2% 80.8% % 83.5% 86.0% 89.7% 81.2% 89.3% 89.9% 80.1% 73.9% 84.8% % 85.4% 82.6% 98.4% 70.5% 64.2% 80.1%. 96.4% 81.1% % 83.2% 70.4% 85.3% 70.5% 63.3% 79.8%. 92.0% 77.4% % 78.5% 87.7% 79.0% 78.7% 78.3% 89.7%. 93.3% 81.9% % 82.6% 88.3% 89.7% 84.1% 82.5% 90.8% % Nuclear Medicine % 79.4% 76.7% 86.0% % 90.1% 87.3% 83.9% 83.2% % 61.6% 63.6% 69.6% 72.4% 87.4% 77.0% 81.7% 76.7% 70.6% % 50.5% 48.5% 49.5% 58.4% 72.5% 72.6%. 73.1% 57.5% % 34.8% 49.9% 76.9% 52.4% 56.8% 78.3% 89.5% 86.0% 57.2% Percent Overall placement rates for graduates Nuclear Medicine 20

21 For those who haven t been able to find employment after graduation, what do you believe is the primary reason? Frequency Valid Percent Too many graduates in relation to the number % of open positions Facilities cutting back positions % Management not filling open positions % Current workforce is delaying retirement % An equal combination of at least two of the % responses listed in this question.* Graduates are continuing their education* % Graduates unwilling to relocate* 8 1.5% Hospital closings 3 0.6% Other (Please specify below) % Total *Coded from verbatim responses For those who haven t been able to find employment after graduation, what do you believe is the primary reason? % % % 1 5.0% Too many graduates in relati...the number of open positions Facilities cutting back positions Management not filling open positions Current workforce is delaying retirement An equal combination of at least two of the responses listed in this question. Graduates are continuing their education Graduates unwilling to relocate Hospital closings Other (Please specify below) 21

22 Imaging Which of the following imaging technologies are used at your clinical sites? Column1 Column2 Nuclear Medicine Overall DR (cassetteless) Count % 94.2% 94.2% 81.1% 93.0% CR (cassette-based) Count % 98.5% 36.5% 26.4% 86.2% Film-Screen Count % 22.1% 30.8% 30.2% 23.6% Which of the following imaging technologies are used at your clinical sites? DR (cassetteless) CR (cassettebased) Film-Screen Nuclear Medicine Clinical sites that use Film-Screen only Frequency Valid Percent CR or DR % Film-Screen Only % Total Clinical sites that use Film-Screen only CR or DR Film-Screen Only 22

23 Which of the following technologies are used in your on-campus lab? Column1 Column2 Radiation Nuclear Medicine Therapy Overall DR (cassetteless) Count % 22.8% 7.1% 25.4% 21.6% CR (cassette-based) Count % 72.5% 17.9% 5.1% 60.3% Film-Screen Count % 43.0% 5.4% 16.9% 36.7% We do not have an oncampus Count lab. % 20.6% 75.0% 66.1% 30.5% Which of the following technologies are used in your on-campus lab? DR (cassetteless) CR (cassettebased) On-campus labs that use Film-Screen only Frequency Valid Percent CR or DR % Film-Screen only % We do not have an on-campus lab % Total Film-Screen We do not have an on-campus lab. Nuclear Medicine On-campus labs that use Film-Screen only CR or DR Film-Screen only We do not have an on-campus lab. 23