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The Loma Linda University Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.CAAHEP.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 113th Street North, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Phone: 727-210-2350
727-210-2350 / www.caahep.org
JRC-DMS
PO Box 2050
Ellicott City, MD 21041
Phone: (443) 973-3251
Website: jrcdms.org
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Effectiveness |
| Institution Name: Loma Linda University |
| CAAHEP Accredited Concentrations: |
| Abdominal-Extended, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Adult Cardiac and Vascular |
Student Retention: Total # of Graduates/Total # of Students Enrolled
Retention Threshold: 70% of total enrollment (sliding scale is used for cohorts of 9 or less enrolled students)
| Cohort Number | Track Name (if applicable) | 2025 # Graduates |
2025 # Enrolled |
2025 % Retention |
2024 # Graduates |
2024 # Enrolled |
2024 % Retention |
2023 # Graduates |
2023 # Enrolled |
2023 % Retention |
3-Year Average Student Retention |
| 1 | BS-DMS | 13 | 13 | 100% | 14 | 14 | 100% | 14 | 14 | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | Cardiac Cert | 4 | 4 | 100% | 5 | 5 | 100% | 7 | 7 | 100% | 100% |
| 3 | Cardiac BS | 5 | 5 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 100% | * | * | * | N/A |
Job Placement: Total # of Graduates employed in 6 months/Total # of Graduates
Job Placement Threshold (within 6 months of graduation): 75% of graduates employed as sonographers in one of program's accredited specialties, continuing their education or actively serving in the military
Cohort Number |
Track Name (if applicable) | 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 | BS-DMS | 12 | 13 | 92% | 13 | 14 | 93% | 12 | 14 | 86% | 90% |
| 2 | Cardiac Cert | 4 | 4 | 100% | 5 | 5 | 100% | 6 | 7 | 86% | 95% |
| 3 | Cardiac BS | 4 | 5 | 80% | 4 | 4 | 100% | * | * | * | N/A |
Test Takers Rate: Total # of Test Takers/Total # of Graduates for the concentration
Test Takers 3-Year Trend Threshold:
- 50% for programs that have 15 or fewer graduates over a 3-year timeframe
- 60% for programs that have 16 or greater graduates over a 3-year timeframe
| Cohort Number(s) (programs w/multiple cohorts of the same concentration must indicate all cohort #s on one row) |
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 | % Test Takers 3-Year Trend |
| 1 | ABDOMEN-EXTENDED | 13 | 13 | 100% | 11 | 14 | 79% | 9 | 14 | 64% | 41 | 80% |
| 1 | OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | 11 | 13 | 85% | 12 | 14 | 86% | 13 | 14 | 93% | 41 | 88% |
| 1 | VASCULAR | 11 | 13 | 85% | 6 | 14 | 43% | 6 | 14 | 43% | 41 | 56% |
| 2 | ADULT CARDIAC | 4 | 4 | 100% | 5 | 5 | 100% | 7 | 7 | 100% | 16 | 100% |
| 3 | ADULT CARDIAC | 4 | 4 | 100% | 2 | 4 | 50% | * | * | * | N/A | N/A |
Credential Success Rate: Total # of Graduates successfully earning credential/Total # of Test Takers
Credential Success Threshold (within one year of graduation): 60% of graduates passing a credentialing exam per concentration that the program holds accreditation
| Cohort Number | 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-EXT – RDMS(AB) or RT(S) | 12 | 13 | 92% | 6 | 11 | 55% | 5 | 9 | 56% | 67% |
| 1 | OB/GYN – RDMS(OB/GYN) or RT(S) | 9 | 11 | 82% | 12 | 12 | 100% | 13 | 13 | 100% | 94% |
| 1 | VASCULAR – RVT(VT) or RVS or RT(VS) | 9 | 11 | 82% | 6 | 6 | 100% | 5 | 6 | 83% | 88% |
| 2 | ADULT CARDIAC – RDCS(AE) or RCS | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 5 | 80% | 7 | 7 | 100% | 93% |
| 3 | ADULT CARDIAC – RDCS(AE) or RCS | 4 | 4 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 50% | * | * | * | N/A |
Notes: The asterisks(*) indicate where there were no graduates in 2023. Cohort 3 (Cardiac Bachelor of Science) had initial/inaugural cohort graduate in 2024.
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