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Radiology & sonography programs in North Carolina
North Carolina has 26 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in North Carolina, expect to start around $52,860–$62,870 and reach a median of $74,450 with experience; the top quarter earn $83,340 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $45,211 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,250 employed in North Carolina. National median: $80,110.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbemarleAsheboroAshevilleCharlotteFayettevilleHendersonHickoryHudsonJamestownKinstonLumbertonMorehead CityPinehurstPolktonRaleighSalisburySanfordShelbySmithfieldSylvaTarboroWilkesboroWilmingtonWinston-SalemWinterville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public | 80 | $59,519 | $9,500 | 35% | not reported |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 24 | $49,484 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Public | 6 | $48,874 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 39 | $48,716 | $10,000 | 34% | not reported |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public | 32 | $47,201 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Public | 7 | $46,010 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | Public | 23 | $45,211 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 46 | $45,167 | $14,689 | 33% | not reported |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | Public | 9 | $45,075 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public | 23 | $44,497 | $20,000 | 40% | not reported |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public | 26 | $43,735 | $11,192 | 24% | not reported |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | Public | 9 | $43,545 | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte | Public | 23 | $43,501 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | Public | 13 | $43,495 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | Public | 24 | $43,326 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Public | 12 | $42,641 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public | 15 | $42,332 | $21,933 | 31% | not reported |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Public | 8 | $42,012 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public | 15 | $40,293 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 77% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.