BACK TO PROGRAMSAre 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 Technologies 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:
- Meet with an admission counselor
New and current CEI students are encouraged to contact an admissions counselor at admissions@cei.edu for guidance and application questions.
- Complete the CEI enrollment application
Complete the general CEI Registration process
- Complete the Health Physics Enrollment Form
- Upload the following documentation in the “Supplemental Items and Documents” section of CEI application:
- Upload signed copy of HPT Enrollment Form
- ALEKS placement test scores (minimum score = 30)
- Submit 3-minute video interview. Directions on the video and submission are found in the application guide.
- Upload the following documentation in the “Supplemental Items and Documents” section of CEI application:
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
Student Success
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?
New graduate salaries range from $69,451-$81,000. (Based on 2080-hour work year.)
Job Placement
91.16% - Positive Job Placement rate for graduates over the past 5 years
Course Curriculum
Semester 1
| Course Prefix & Number | Course Title | Credits |
| HPT 121 | Radiation Protection Principles I | 5 |
| HPT 121L | Radiation Safety Lab I | 1 |
| HPT 122 | Radiation Protection Principles II | 5 |
| HPT 122L | Radiation Safety Lab II | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Writing & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Semester 2
| Course Prefix & Number | Course Title | Credits |
| HPT 102 | 40-Hr OSHA Hazwoper Training | 1 |
| HPT 123 | Radiation Protection Principles III | 5 |
| HPT 123L | Radiation Safety Lab III | 1 |
| HPT 124 | Radiation Protection Principles IV | 5 |
| HPT 124L | Radiation Safety Lab IV | 1 |
| TOTAL | 13 |
Choose one of the following:
| Course Prefix & Number | Course Title | Credits |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |