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Are You Passionate About Protecting Human Health and the Environment?
The CEI Health Physics Technologies program prepares graduates to use industry standard safety principals, concepts and practices to provide contamination and radiation exposure control using a variety of monitoring, sampling and analytical equipment. Graduates of this affordable program, find high wage employment at US nuclear powerplants, mixed waste facilities, nuclear contractors, US Department of Labor sites and more.
Why CEI’s Health Physics Technology Program?
- Low tuition and educational costs
- High wage career
- Hands-on and theoretical training
- Only Radiation Safety program in Idaho
- 16:1 student-to-teacher ratio
- 91.16% - Positive Job Placement rate for graduates over the past 5 years
Program Length:
- Earn an Intermediate Technical Certificate (ITC) in two full-time semesters (9 months).
- Program start date: Fall semester (August) of each year
Certifications:
In addition to the Intermediate Technical Certificate (ITC), successful students earn industry recognized certifications:
- DOE 1122-2009 Radiation Core Exam
- DOE 1122-2009 Radiological Control Technician Site Academics Exam
- HAZWOPER Certification
Application Process
We are excited to assist you with your application and journey to becoming a Radiological Technician! Health Physics Technologies is a competitive entry program. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance into the program. There is no waiting list for this program and applicants must reapply each year.
All applicants must complete the following steps to be considered for the Health Physics Technologies program:
- Complete the general CEI Registration process
- Submit a Health Physics Technology application and video
HPT applications are open year-round. Submit by April 1st to start the following fall semester.
Important Program Dates
Application Deadline: April 1st
New Student Orientation (mandatory):
First Wednesday in May
4-5 pm in Bldg. 6 room #248
Where Are Our Graduates Working?
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- National Laboratories
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Commercial Nuclear Power Plants
- Dosimetry Laboratories
- Accelerators
- University research facilities that work with radioactive materials
How Much Do our Graduates Make?
Over the last five years, our graduates started out averaging $86,000*
(Based on 2080-hour work year, wage information given within the first year of employment)
Job Placement: 91.16% - Positive Job Placement rate for graduates over the past 5 years