Neurodiagnostic Technology, Associate in Science Degree

Orange Coast College

Neurodiagnostic Technology is an allied health specialty for diagnosing patients with neurological disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, coma, multiple sclerosis, and many others. A competent Neurodiagnostic technologist has knowledge of the nervous system and knows how to properly operate many types of sophisticated instruments. Neurodiagnostic technologists are employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, university medical centers, and research centers. Orange Coast College’s Neurodiagnostic Technologist program provides theory and clinical experience in Electroencephalography (EEG) and in Evoked Potential (BAEP, PVEP, SSEP) testing as well as an introduction to other neurological testing procedures. Other testing procedures include Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), Long-term Monitoring (LTM) for Epilepsy, Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM), and Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Studies. The Neurodiagnostic Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The program meets the eligibility requirements to take the EEG and EP exams of the American Board of Registration in Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET). The program can be completed in approximately 22 months (4 semesters and 1 summer). Completion of the program earns an Associate in Science Degree in Neurodiagnostic Technology. A new group of students begins this program in the fall semester of even years. Program Admission Allied Health 010 course – application and orientation The student must complete Associate in Science degree General Education requirements and the program prerequisites prior to acceptance into the program. Acceptance into the program. Program Outcome To prepare the student for entry-level employment in the Neurodiagnostic field in the knowledge (cognitive), skills (psychomotor), and behavior (affective) learning domains as professional and competent Neurodiagnostic Technologists.