The data below reports Temple College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program outcomes for the three most recent reporting years, in accordance with the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS). Three-year figures are calculated by JRC-DMS methodology.
Student Retention
Measure: Total number of graduates divided by total number of students enrolled (cohort size = admitted students plus reentry students).
Threshold: 70% of total enrollment. A sliding scale is used for cohorts of 9 or fewer enrolled students.
| Cohort | Track | 2025 Graduates | 2025 Enrolled | 2025 Retention | 2024 Graduates | 2024 Enrolled | 2024 Retention | 2023 Graduates | 2023 Enrolled | 2023 Retention | 3-Year Average Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 100% | 12 | 12 | 100% | 9 | 10 | 90% | 96.7% |
Job Placement
Measure: Total number of graduates employed within 6 months divided by total number of graduates.
Threshold: 75% of graduates employed as sonographers in one of the program's accredited specialties, continuing their education, or actively serving in the military within 6 months of graduation.
| Cohort | Track | 2025 Employed | 2025 Graduates | 2025 Job Placement | 2024 Employed | 2024 Graduates | 2024 Job Placement | 2023 Employed | 2023 Graduates | 2023 Job Placement | 3-Year Average Job Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 92.9% | 11 | 12 | 91.7% | 9 | 9 | 100% | 94.8% |
Test-Takers Rate
Measure: Total number of test takers divided by total number of graduates for the concentration. Test takers are graduates attempting to earn a credential for that concentration, counted over three years.
Threshold: 50% for programs with 15 or fewer graduates over a 3-year timeframe; 60% for programs with 16 or more graduates over a 3-year timeframe.
| Cohort(s) | Concentration | 2025 Test Takers | 2025 Graduates | 2025 Test Takers % | 2024 Test Takers | 2024 Graduates | 2024 Test Takers % | 2023 Test Takers | 2023 Graduates | 2023 Test Takers % | 3-Year Graduates Total | 3-Year Test-Takers Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdomen-Extended | 9 | 12 | 75% | 10 | 12 | 83.3% | 9 | 9 | 100% | 33 | 84.8% |
| 1 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 11 | 12 | 91.7% | 11 | 12 | 91.7% | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 33 | 75.8% |
| 1 | Vascular | 14 | 14 | 100% | 12 | 12 | 100% | 9 | 9 | 100% | 35 | 100% |
Credential Success Rate
Measure: Total number of graduates successfully earning the credential divided by total number of test takers. Earners are graduates successfully obtaining the credential in a specified concentration within one year of graduation.
Threshold: 60% of graduates passing a credentialing exam per concentration in which the program holds accreditation, within one year of graduation.
| Cohort | Concentration & Credentialing Exam(s) | 2025 Earners | 2025 Test Takers | 2025 Success | 2024 Earners | 2024 Test Takers | 2024 Success | 2023 Earners | 2023 Test Takers | 2023 Success | 3-Year Average Credential Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdomen-Extended – RDMS(AB) or RT(S) | 9 | 9 | 100% | 5 | 10 | 50% | 8 | 9 | 88.9% | 79.6% |
| 1 | OB/GYN – RDMS(OB/GYN) or RT(S) | 11 | 11 | 100% | 9 | 11 | 81.8% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 82.8% |
| 1 | Vascular – RVT(VT) or RVS or RT(VS) | 14 | 14 | 100% | 11 | 12 | 91.7% | 9 | 9 | 100% | 97.2% |