CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology

Key Highlights

• Nebraska authorization for the baccalaureate program extends through August 1, 2029.
• The professional program runs continuously for 23 months and begins each August.
• The radiography program holds an eight-year JRCERT accreditation award.
• Graduates complete the program’s didactic pathway toward ARRT certification eligibility.

Student Life & Environment

Student experience is organized around a hospital-based professional schedule rather than residential college life. The school’s FAQ describes academic classes on two weekdays, generally from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and clinical education on three weekdays, generally from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The school characterizes attendance as occupying a 40-hour week and cautions that full-time employment is probably impractical, although many students maintain part-time work. Clinical scheduling eventually extends beyond ordinary weekday hours. Beginning after January 1 of the first year, students complete limited weekend and noon-to-evening assignments during clinical rotations. Overnight clinical attendance is described as voluntary. Students purchase and wear specified scrub uniforms and a laboratory coat, follow healthcare grooming and identification standards, and park in designated areas at each site. The 2025-2027 handbook also reports 24-hour security at the school and clinical education locations. The environment is closely tied to professional formation. Students may participate in professional societies and encounter working radiographers, clinical instructors, patients, and specialty departments. Second-year rotations provide exposure to different imaging modalities and help students identify possible areas for later specialization. Applicants seeking residence halls, intercollegiate athletics, or a large student-organization system should not assume those features exist; the official materials reviewed focus instead on classrooms, clinical sites, lockers, a library, security, professional conduct, and healthcare practice.

Location & Surroundings

The school’s primary address is 6901 North 72nd Street in Omaha, on the CHI Health Immanuel campus. This places students in an operational healthcare setting rather than on a stand-alone collegiate campus. Classroom, laboratory, and clinical expectations are consequently shaped by hospital operations, patient contact, security rules, designated parking, and movement among clinical education areas. Clinical education occurs in CHI Health hospitals across the Omaha metropolitan area, so students should plan for transportation between assigned sites rather than expect every activity to occur in one building. The handbook states that travel to additional clinical locations may be required. This is an important practical consideration because clinical days commonly begin at 7 a.m., and some rotations include weekend or noon-to-evening assignments. A limited distance-delivery arrangement is available for students accepted in the Kearney or Grand Island area. CHI Health says that up to two students per year may attend academic courses synchronously by Zoom while completing clinical work in the greater Nebraska area. These students need a suitable computer, webcam, microphone, reliable internet, and approved exam-proctoring arrangements. Admissions and tuition are the same as for Omaha students, and travel beyond a primary clinical site may still be required.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For the cohort beginning in fall 2026, official tuition is $225 per credit for 84 professional-program credits, producing stated tuition of $18,900 across five semesters through spring 2028. Nebraska residents and nonresidents pay the same rate. The schedule lists $3,825 for fall 2026, $3,937.50 for spring 2027, $2,700 for summer 2027, $4,275 for fall 2027, and $4,162.50 for spring 2028. An accepted student must pay a $100 deposit within two weeks to reserve a place; it is applied to first-semester tuition. The school estimates approximately $800 for textbooks. Students should also plan for uniforms, transportation among clinical sites, and living costs, but current official totals for those items were not published in the 2026 tuition sheet. Accepted and enrolled students may be considered for financial aid after completing the required process. The 2025-2027 handbook directs applicants to submit the FAFSA and supporting documentation and notes that summer has no separate aid disbursement. First-time loan borrowers face a 30-day attendance period before initial disbursement. The school also states that it does not provide job-placement services. Career preparation is narrowly aligned with entry-level radiography. The curriculum includes patient care, radiation safety, image production, clinical competencies, CT education, certification review, and professional preparation. Graduates meet the program’s didactic requirements to pursue ARRT certification and registration, subject to ARRT’s own eligibility and examination rules. Exposure to CT and other modalities can help students investigate future specialty directions, but the school does not claim that the BS automatically grants advanced-modality credentials, employment, or a particular salary.