Nuclear Medicine Technology

This program at Houston City College use a selective admissions process and requires an additional application beyond applying. Enrollment is limited, and not all qualified applicants may be offered placement. Please review the admission dates below carefully to ensure you complete all required steps by the required deadlines.

• Spring 2026 - On average, approximately 50 students apply for admission each application period. Of these, approximately 13 applicants are typically accepted.
• Fall 2026 - On average, approximately 200 students apply for admission each application period. Of these, approximately 37 applicants are typically accepted.

When the number of eligible applications exceeds program seat availability, selective criteria are used to determine which applicants are offered admission. Selective criteria are awarded based on the following:

• 75% may be awarded based on the health program's academic criteria (grades earned from pre-entry form, required and recommended courses, and general education requirements).
• 25% may be awarded based on interviews. Application rubric points are awarded based on the range of scores for each section.
• All educational application requirements must be satisfied by the end of the summer semester in the year in which you are applying.

Cumulative GPA

minimum 2.5 or above

Prerequisite Courses

Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of ‘C’:

• Spring Part-Time - No later than the Fall semester of the application year.
• Fall Full-Time - No later than the Summer semester of the application year. 

Academic Courses 

Academic courses are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to be taken in advance, but are not required for the application. 

Recommended Courses  

Completion of the following courses is suggested for success in the Required Courses.

If You Are Offered Admissions

If you are offered admission, you will need to complete the following pre-enrollment requirements by a specific due date to maintain eligible status. Please note that the Program Director will be in contact with you once your Letter of Intent has been received to provide you with information on the process of getting a background check, drug screen, personal health insurance, and deadlines for immunizations. Please check your email regularly for updates and information.

• Complete the letter of Intent form by the deadline stated in the Admission Acceptance Offer email that will be sent to your submitted email address with the program application.
• Proof of personal health insurance; if you need to purchase health insurance, please visit the Student Health Insurance site for a list of health care insurance providers that HCC has compiled as a courtesy to students who wish to contact a potential provider to meet their personal health insurance needs. Students are advised to contact more than one company and compare offerings. 
• Passing drug
• Physical 
• Immunization record showing: Hepatitis B positive titer (may take up to 8 months if you are completing the series and the titer. A FastTrack Hep B series that usually takes approximately 2 months to complete with series and titer is available.), MMR – 2 shots or titer, Tdap – every 10 years, TB – every year, Varicella – 2 shots or titer, Meningitis (required for students 22 years or younger) and Influenza – after September 1st
• Cleared Criminal Individuals with a positive background must declare with the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, NMTCB.org, and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Nuclear Medicine Technology: ARRT.org
• Complete the mandatory Program Orientation on the date provided in your admission email. (Please clear your calendar so you are available to attend the mandatory orientations if you are offered admission as follows:
  • Fall Term – plan to attend Orientation between July and August
  • Spring Term - plan to attend orientation between December and January

Clinical Requirements for Program Progression & Completion

To provide students with the most robust clinical educational experience and to ensure that students’ progress and graduate as scheduled, applicants are strongly encouraged to weigh all options before accepting a conditional acceptance into their desired health science program. To facilitate this decision-making, students should understand all the requirements of their program, including clinical education.

To be placed in a clinical educational experience, students must comply with the guidelines and requirements of HCC clinical sites, including health and wellness directives. Most clinical sites require background checks, health testing, drug screens, and immunizations.

Students are required to provide proof to HCC that they meet all immunization, testing, and other health requirements necessary for clinical placement. These requirements are determined by the healthcare facilities with which HCC partners for clinical education.

Many healthcare facilities require specific immunizations as a condition of employment, volunteering, or student clinical placement. If a student chooses not to receive or provide proof of required immunizations, HCC may be unable to place the student in clinical rotations. HCC will make reasonable efforts to place such students in a clinical site that does not require immunization(s), provided an appropriate site is available, and HCC has an active affiliation agreement that meets the necessary conditions to support the student’s learning outcomes. Though HCC cannot guarantee that such sites will be available at the time clinical placement is needed.

If a student cannot be placed in a qualifying clinical site due to unmet immunization requirements, the student’s progression in the program and ability to graduate may be delayed or prevented. Our affiliate partners’ expectations for student trainees reflect the same standards applied to individuals employed in their respective professional settings.

Students with questions about clinical requirements or placement should contact the program director of their program of interest.

HB 1508 requires the following information be given to students:

This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible. For more information please visit:  HB 1508 Licensing Requirements.

Graduate achievement data is an indicator of program effectiveness, demonstrating the extent to which a program achieves its goals. The current report on graduate achievement data, identified by program, is available on the JRCNMT website by clicking on the following link:

Graduate Achievement Data | JRCNMT

Job Placement. Job placement indicates graduate employment status at six months post-graduation from a nuclear medicine technology program. The percentage on the data table is the percentage of total graduates that are working as a nuclear medicine technologist, diagnostic CT technologist or technologist working in both imaging areas in a full-time, part-time or per-diem position at six months.

jrcnmt.org

Students will be able to:

2022-2023 Third-Party Licensure/Certification Exam Results

Occupational licensure and/or certification pass rates reported by calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31). Results for the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 calendar years are provided for comparison.