Radiologic technologist positioning patient for X-ray in clinical imaging suite
Radiologic Technology School

Learn to see what
no one else can.

Expose is a teaching lab where career-changers, biology grads, and military medics learn to read the human body through X-ray, CT, and MRI — hands on controls before they ever touch a patient.

18 mo
To first paycheck
94%
ARRT pass rate
$68k
Avg starting salary

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01 / Affordability

Can I actually afford this?

Most Expose students pay less out-of-pocket than they expect. The total program cost — tuition, fees, equipment — runs about $22,800. That sounds like a lot until you do the math: federal aid, employer reimbursement, and our merit scholarship can cover the majority of it.

Veterans using GI Bill benefits often pay nothing out of pocket and receive a housing allowance on top. Night-shift medical assistants frequently have employers who will cover a third.

Tuition (per credit)
72 total credits
$312
Clinical Fees
Per semester
$480
Equipment Package
One-time, yours to keep
$640
Books & Resources
Per year
$380
Total Program Cost
~$22,800

Available Aid

📋 grant
Federal Pell Grant
Up to $7,395/yr
🏅 scholarship
Expose Merit Scholarship
Up to $4,000/yr
🎖️ va
VA Benefits (GI Bill)
Full tuition + housing
🏢 employer
Employer Tuition Reimbursement
$2,000–$5,000/yr

Typical student net cost

Program cost$22,800
Federal Aid (avg)−$7,200
Employer Reimb.−$3,000
Expose Scholarship−$2,500
Typical net cost~$10,100
Their fear

“I was working nights as an MA making $17 an hour, convinced I couldn't afford school. My employer covered $3k, Pell Grant covered most of the rest. I graduated with $4,200 in debt and a job at $68k. The math was always there — I just couldn't see it.”

Danielle Torres, smiling radiologic technologist in scrubs
Danielle Torres
Staff RT, Houston Methodist · Expose Class of '24

80-week program helix

Physics doesn't hit until week 5 — and you won't face it alone.

Foundations
16 wks
Positioning Lab
12 wks
Clinical I
16 wks
Advanced Modalities
12 wks
Clinical II
20 wks
Registry Prep
4 wks
3
Physics tutors on staff
Office hours daily
400+
Practice problem sets
With worked solutions
97%
Students who passed
With remediation support
B+
Avg grade, Physics I
Across last 4 cohorts
02 / Academics

What if I can't do the physics?

Radiologic physics is not the physics you remember from college. It's not calculus-heavy. It's applied physics — understanding why 70 kVp makes a diagnostic image and 50 kVp doesn't. If you understand how a microwave heats food, you already have the intuition.

Our physics sequence is taught by working RTs, not academics. Every concept is tied to a real image you'll produce. You learn it because you're standing in front of the tube, not because it's on a slide.

Their fear

“I dropped pre-med because orgo destroyed me. I genuinely thought I wasn't a science person. Rad physics is completely different — it clicked because I could see it working in real images. My first week in the lab I understood more than I did in two semesters of chemistry.”

Marcus Webb, radiologic technologist graduate smiling in clinical setting
Marcus Webb
CT Tech, Baylor Scott & White · Bio grad, Expose Class of '23
03 / Career Speed

How fast can I actually start earning?

The Expose program is 80 weeks — 18 months from your first class to your ARRT boards. Our last three cohorts averaged 23 days from board pass to first job offer. The national median for new RTs is 6 weeks.

Clinical rotations start at week 16 — many students receive offers from their rotation sites before graduation. You're not starting from zero; you're converting a relationship.

Week 1
Positioning lab — hands on equipment
Week 16
Clinical I begins — real patients, supervised
Week 48
Advanced modalities — CT, MRI specialization
Week 76
ARRT board prep — final 4-week sprint
Week 80
Graduate — board eligible, job ready
Their fear

“I was 34 and felt like I'd already missed my window. I passed boards on a Friday and had a job offer on the following Wednesday. The clinical site I rotated through just called me. I was earning $71k before my class even graduated.”

James Okafor, radiologic technologist in hospital hallway
James Okafor
Staff RT → Lead Tech, UCSF · Expose Class of '23

Salary progression by role

Annual salary ranges, USA average — BLS 2025

$58k
Entry X-Ray
$72k
Staff RT
$85k
CT Tech
$92k
MRI Tech
$105k
Lead RT
Entry salary
Growth range (k/yr)
87%
Placed within 30 days
of graduates
41%
From rotation site
hired directly
$68k
Average starting
class of '24
Radiologic technologist student positioning imaging equipment in clinical training suite
Clinical sites
14 hospitals
across the metro area
800+
Supervised procedures
minimum before graduation
Wk 16
Clinical start
earlier than most programs
Yes
Night/weekend slots
for working students
1:8
Clinical coordinator
student-to-staff ratio
04 / Clinical Experience

What's clinicals actually like?

The first time you position a real patient — not a mannequin — everything you learned in the lab suddenly has weight. You're not alone. Your clinical coordinator is there, your staff preceptor is there, and you've already done this procedure 40 times on a phantom. You're nervous, but you're ready.

Expose clinical sites include trauma centers, outpatient imaging, pediatric hospitals, and VA facilities. You'll rotate through all of them. By the time you graduate, you've seen a little of everything — and you know exactly what environment you want to work in.

Their fear

“I was terrified of being thrown at patients before I was ready. It was the opposite — I felt over-prepared for my first real patient. The lab work was so close to the real thing that my hands already knew what to do. I just had to let them.”

Priya Nair, radiologic technologist graduate in clinical uniform
Priya Nair
Pediatric RT, Texas Children's · Expose Class of '24
05 / Outcomes

What does the other side look like?

Numbers from our last four graduating cohorts. We publish these every semester because we think you deserve to know what you're buying.

94%
ARRT First-Time Pass Rate
National avg: 87%
87%
Employed within 30 days
Of board-passing grads
$68k
Average starting salary
Class of 2024
100%
Clinical placement rate
Every student placed

Where Expose grads work

HCA HealthcareBaylor Scott & WhiteHouston MethodistUCSF HealthMayo Clinic NetworkVA Health SystemTexas Children's
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before you decide.

The Expose Program Guide covers curriculum, clinical sites, financial aid breakdown, graduate outcomes, and application requirements — everything your advisor would tell you in a 45-minute call, in a document you can read at 2am.

📋Full curriculum
🏥14 clinical sites
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📊Outcomes data

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