15 Best Sonography Programs In Denver, CO (2022 Updated)

Hi well hello currently I am in the Medical assistant evening class, and my instructor Mr Juan has been the best instructor I have had so far. He has been teaching all classes Morning, afternoon and Evening, and yet despite him being here all day and me being the last class from 5pm to 10pm he never looses his enthusiasm. He has a strong passion to teach and he really does show us real world situations. He prepares us for the best and for the worst case scenarios since he has been in the medical field for 10 years, he shows us to always have respect and empathy for everyone. He radiates positivity and love, with every thing he does. He dedicates everything to being the best teacher he can be and it really shows how much he cares. Any time i'm having trouble with any work I know I can ask and he will explain everything a million times until I fully understand the subject. Thank you Mr Juan my JUABULOSO teacher for everything you do. you are so much appreciated by the whole class.But much appreciated by me. I really hope and wish you the best Mr Juan when we are not there no more. keep up the good work and keep it shinning bright as bright like a diamond.☺️cecilia adame

I loveeeeeeeeee instructor Prowat! I have always struggled with anatomy and physiology but until she become my instructor I have been able to pass and learn my content. She makes learning so much fun and structures her class to where I feel like I am learning my best. If you want to join the LPN program she will make sure you succeed in her class. Also instructor Woolf is such a kind sweet soul who makes sure you are learning her context and does the above and beyond to stay with you after school to explain things to youGiselle Hermosill Padilla

I am currently enrolled at Pima, and the last couple months have been amazing. I’m in the Dental Assistant program and my instructor, Tanya Elespuru, has taught me more than I ever thought I would know. She’s an amazing instructor, and overall great person. For sure one of the best people that I have ever met, and I’m so glad to have her as an instructor at this campus. If you’re interested in becoming a DA, then this is the school for you! 10/10 school, and 100/10 instructor!Cynthia Razo Lopez

The education here is very lacking. Not saying the teacher I had was bad or anything. But, the moment I even started classes I felt like I got ripped off of time and money. When there were supposed to be classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 hours each day (totaling in at 16 hours per week). Instead I got 1 hour online per Tuesday and Thursday (2 hours per week). This school has gone downhill since covid happened. And I wouldn't recommend going here. The reason I give it two stars is cause the teacher I had was very good and understanding. Other than that the school is for a lack of better terms lacking, you don't get what you pay for, and seems to lack organizational skills when it comes to background checks, don't have good course work, ripped me off of time and money, etc. Edit: Got my credits sorted out for when I transferred to ACC. Maybe clear communication on where the credits can be transferred to for future students would help with less misunderstanding. I appreciate your help Tisha!X-Ella Rose

All schools are a hole to pour your money into. This one is no different just a little less money to dump into the ground. Thanks for never going above and beyond for your students. Thanks for providing us with the most minimalistic, cheap materials and the most inexperienced non-teachers who don't have a degree in teaching to help conduct the rest of our lives. This school doesn't care it's just cheap as hell. I'd look at other trade schools just based on quality of materials and and legitimacy of instructors.Jess Smith

While I was in the school I was pleased with it, but I took my nurse aide class during Coronavirus and I’m not allowed to come back in and practice, which I’m unhappy with. I felt like the school made sure we finished the class but after that didn’t care much whether we have the ability to practice the skills again in the environment we learned them in. I feel sort of left behind. Very minimal assistance unless you are a current paying student.A D

This place is awesome. You not going to find a better learning experience. I would recommend to anyone who likesto work with their hands who is looking for a new career or for youngsters who aren't quite sure what they want to do yet. Take a tour any time. The staff here is awesome. I promise you won't regret it.Liz H

I am currently attending classes here, and I have to say this is an excellent facility. The staff are friendly, the instructors are friendly and extremely knowledgeable. I feel confident that my education here will prepare me for a very profitable and prosperous career in the machining field.Weston Sullivan

(Translated by Google) High quality technological training. Modern equipment and qualified personnel. (Original) Antrenamiento tecnológico de alta calidad. Equipos modernos y personal calificado.teocruzg

I am an MA who was in need of doing more within my field-This is the only Limited Scope program in the Denver area as far as I could find. I am so glad I found it! I was not interested in going into a highly expensive Rad Tech program-I just wanted to quickly expand on my knowledge, make more money and be more employable. This program offers that! The instructor is AMAZING! She is extremely knowledgeable in her field and offers so much every time class is in session. You can tell she is passionate and caring. The more MA jobs I see in ortho and urgent care the more I see the need for LSO-I hope more people choose to take this class! It's worth it!!!K Tea

This is by far the worst most unprofessional educational institution I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. I wanted to take a CCNA certification course so I went to speak to adviser to get more info and to get a quote for tuition so I could save and avoid financial aide. When I spoke to the adviser (Misty) she quoted me for a 3 credit class and told me to sign up in November. When I came back in Nov, she could not get me registered into the class. She called the director of the program (Eric Vahling ) for assistance but he never answered her. Note, in the month prior I sent Mr. Vahling multiple emails and left voicemails and he would never return them. I had to camp out of his office and catch him to get help, he told me there was not enough interest so the class was off, sucks I had to hunt the man for that info but whatever. i enroll in another school, 2 weeks before it starts, Eric calls me to say the class is back on and to sign up asap. The class didn't let me sign up, I had to get Misty to override me into a class that wasn't full. 2 days later, Eric emails the class and lets them know an adviser must enroll us, THANKS! So class starts and I got to pay tuition to find it is 4x what I was quoted. I call Eric to inquire, no answer, I call his boss, Victor Vialpando, no answer. i show up at Victor office and find him, he says the adviser quoted wrong and there was nothing I could do and to go file a grievance, THANKS. I got down to financial aide to confirm and they say I have until the 6th, then I check my syllabus and it says the 4th, now I have 3 different dates so i'm confused. So I ask Denise in financial aide who else I could talk to if the dean and director didn't help and she gives me the number for the dean of students and vice president. I called them and the vice presidents assistant David did try to help, he was my first good resource so far. A weekend passes and I decide if all this has happened before the class started, I better withdraw and avoid further mess. I try and it says I can because i'm too late despite my syllabus and course schedule saying different. I rush to the school and see Rebecca in advising, I gave her the documentation showing the withdraw date had not passed and she got me withdrawn, Rebecca was a big help in this process. I urge everyone to look elswhere when it comes to a school, lower admin is not concerned with students and their success. Eric Vahling should not be responsible for any students educational career in any form or fashion. Ms. Reyna Anaya, Rebecca in advising, John Young and David Murphy were the only people who even cared enough to listen to what i had to say. Google restricts review length or this would be so much more detailed but do your own research, previous reviews are very similar. There are plenty of other schools that have your best interest in mind, for the most part this school is not one of them. With all the foreign students at this school, Im sure many have been screwed over by the lack of attention displayed by faculty here. I will do everything I can to steer people away until they get their act together, not sure who to report this stuff to but ill figure it out. They still have my account under another students name after I informed them of the error months ago. Finally, if Eric Vahling is the director of whatever program you are interested in, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU AND WILL OT HELP YOU.Delux 2471

The school has two campuses, both in aurora. It's very nice looking and the staff is usually helpful on your first day there. The classes are a good size and its always a hit or miss if you get a teacher that actually knows how to teach, but that is at every school. I would advise you be prepared to be on the phone for 30+ mins if you have any questions and lots of miscommunication after your first day. This school has the potential to be great if it would take the steps to train their employees to know how to do their job. I was told several different things about the steps i needed to take next in order to receive my financial aid, i was lied to about the amount of time i had to find a work study job, and when i finally found a job i was told i was over qualified. Please tell me how a student is over qualified for work study…. Staff seems to play around and chat with each other more than paying attention to students who need help. You would think students being an employee of the school would make a difference. It appears to me that some students are honestly there to just have fun and not help other students out. I needed to talk to a student to get information about one of my extra curricular activities and not one of them knew what to do. It took two weeks for me to get the correct information i needed. And after expressing my frustration with one of the staff members in charge, they shot back at me as if it was my fault that their staff didn't have the knowledge to help me succeed even though that is there job. It makes me wonder if these things are the reason their drop out rate is so high. Not being able to get a human being on the phone to know how to accept loans for school is the very first problem. If you can't help students accept their payment forms for college how are they going to even be motivated to go? CCA needs to do a better job of caring about its students and who it chooses to higher to work there.Kendice W

The most unprofessional college I have ever attended. I worked in the Veterans office and didn't get paid for two months (2015), due to my boss not sending in paperwork. Veterans were also not getting their paperwork or payments. I returned for tax paperwork to give VA disability and they just have "no record" of me. However, I have documentation and proof of the year I worked there. I went through the Veterans Office to get the paperwork, waited 2 whole months with no return call and physically going into the office three separate occasions. Next, I talked to two different ladies in HR (I won't mention names), she was supposed to give me paperwork that just stated I worked there, not even the paperwork I needed, that was 4 weeks ago. This college really tried to cover up the incident, and years later it is still affecting me due to not being able to get the proper paperwork from them. The only good thing about here is the classes are cheap, but they also are at the rest of the 13 community colleges in network.Anna Smith

This is a community college, not a university, I expected there to be some ups an downs. My teachers are hit and miss, but I feel even at a university that is still a strong possibility. For a school like this you don't really need the teachers to be stellar, a lot of the work is very doable if you put any kind of effort in, most of the required text alone will tell you everything you need to know about the class. Now, for a community college there's some amazing things they pull off. There have been noble peace prize winners visit, travel study like the civil rights road trip, community programs that tie into school curriculum…The teachers who do take their jobs seriously will see that you use the coursework set before you be applied in the real world. The campus and environment feels welcoming and of course its cheap to go here. Now…not everything here runs as smoothly as you hope. The student clinic is barely open and the one time I did go they didn't even have a nurse to help me. The few times I have bee to the cafeteria the cooks didn't have enough food to serve, my first tour of the school the guide didn't know anything about the programs or services and if you need help with tutoring the available people are very limited on what courses they can cover. I've come to Red Rocks strictly to get my prerequisites out of the way and because I do enjoy learning. I don't make a lot of money and don't have a lot of resources. While I haven't explored everything available to me at Red Rocks I have enjoyed the experience. Coming here does mean teaching yourself to an extent, but it can be beneficial, if anything I wished I enrolled sooner.mendez5525

Went to Red Rocks for 3 years before graduating from Mines 2 years later. College has made my life so much better and I owe most of my education to the teachers here. They helped establish the base of knowledge which was rigorously tested at Mines. The best secret I can let you all in on, is that the teachers at Red Rocks were far superior in their teaching skills than at Mines. Many times Mines classes were taught by mid 20’s grad and doc students who never taught or had a desire to teach but finances and degree programs force them into it. Not to take anything away from Mines, its a great place to finish your education, just giving the inside scoop on something I wish I would have known before transferring. The teachers at Red Rocks are professionals, they love to teach which is why they teach at a community college. 11 out of 10 for really caring and being dedicated to education. Semesters and teachers have their ups and downs but overall my experiences at Red Rocks will always be one of the greatest and most fulfilling chapters of my life. A great place to get started on a new path in life!Matt Morris

The teacher are super great! I liked the online curriculum, the accounting is unprofessional. They sent notice to my parents (who I don't live with) that my scholarship was getting cancelled for lack of credits, I got a opportunity at work and had to drop classes. My parents reached out to me letting me know and I reached out and found out that I had a 3k bill due and it was affecting my credit score and my scholarship had been cancelled, I never got notice on my personal email or a phone call. Now I don't have money to take classes next semester, my credit score is down 30 points and i don't have food to eat for a week. I am 19 and you would think a collage would be dedicated to helping set up students for life would have better communication with there students. If I was given more notice I could have had more than 3 days to put together 3k and could have prevented getting the scholarship cancelledRiley Burns

I’m am currently in my last year at MSU and I am going to be graduating with nothing but resentment and hatred towards this university. You are constantly belittled with the political opinions of the administration’s, sending you useless emails and phone calls on their political views. The fees within the university are confusing and almost impossible to understand/find information about. If you have classes on campus you pay for parking every day (currently around 5-7$ depending on where you park) which means you are gonna be paying around 500$ a semester just in parking. MSU has no regard for the safety of their students refusing to close campus even when other school districts/ universities in the area do for bad weather or threats (Sol Pais threat). The overall academics of the school are average with most of the class sizes, professor ratings and knowledge, and degrees being pretty good. Then there is Student Success Center that holds the admission and financial aid for the university. I have not had one single semester since entering this university were some problem has not arisen with financial aid (forms that they have lost, slow processing speed, inaccurate dispersement dates) so if you are paying for college with any type of loans be prepared for your loans to be delayed and mismanaged for about a month or sometimes two. The campus itself is quite pretty being in the heart of Denver however it does bring a lot of traffic from Denver as well so there is a police reporting an incident almost ever other week so I’d be cautious at taking night classes. Along with all this, in the middle of the COVID pandemic MSU has raised their tuition meaning that you will be paying more for no in person classes, never seeing/ using the campus or amenities (which by the way you pay for also in fees) , and some professors who barely know how to use a computer. In the end this is what I’d say about MSU Pro: Still cheaper then CSU and CU Pretty but somewhat dangerous campus Close to Denver Average academics Con: Terrible administration Terrible management Bad parking and parking cost Hidden/ confusing fees If I could start over I would have spent the more money for a well run university CSU, CU, UCCS, UNC or save a bunch of money and going to ACC Hope this helps everyone understand what you are walking into.Eric Robinson

60% of professors are good, the other 40% are nothing compared to my high school teachers (Cherry Creek HS). That’s sad. 75% of staff need to go to the 60% of professors that are incredible and get some common sense and etiquette. Literally act like little prepubescent teens. I had a staff member I have never even met In my life email me about some weird opinion she had of me. You’re a grown woman and you act like this? Were you raised in a barn? Staff act like this at a university and they wonder why student engagement is down? Studies have shown a direct correlation. Even in one of my classes I had a professor share with us a study about the same issue. Use your own databases to figure that one out. I wonder how many staff members it would take to figure this one out… RIP MSU Denver. The dream of creating an actual university is there, but you guys are far from it 7 years later. Still act like a low level state college. Way to represent Denver like this. I was born here and am embarrassed for you. (Response to University reply that disappeared below) No thanks. I have a laundry list of issues that need to be resolved. I go talk to this person that person than this person than that person. Take a guess how many issues were resolved? None. You guys do not put the student first. You guys allow staff members and teachers egos to rule above policies and practicality. All I am asking for is basic human decency and some professionalism I expect from a University.Allen A

If you are looking into moving to Colorado like most of the US right now, do NOT come to this university. There are much better colleges in this state that are a better bang for you buck. This college is growing too fast for its own good and the students are the ones who must take the blow. I am at senior level now and have been lied to by more than one advisor in regards to which classes I need to be taking in order to graduate. I have spoken with the chair of the accounting department to have my situation corrected and the best excuse that he can come up with is that he can't bend the rules for any student. Mind you that all I have done was listen to the accounting advising department to have them schedule my classes. YOU CANNOT TRUST ANY ADVISOR IN THIS INSTITUTION! So instead of being able to graduate in the spring, I will have to push out my graduation a year. It's like I'm being punished for listening to the advising department when its their job to help students stay on track to graduate. I usually don't write reviews but I had to speak out on behalf of how I was treated. If you plan on going here, you must ask at least three people before you make any decision. They can't even hold their staff accountable for their actions and the student must pay the price for their mistakes. Very sad situation but I'm not the only that this has happened to. Thanks for reading.Alexander Pyszniak

Amazing school ran by staff that will go out of their way for their students in order to be successful. The campus is small but it creates a family oriented environment between staff and students. On campus there are great labs available to practice skills. The school does an amazing job with clinical placements for students. The campus is diverse among students and there is no prejudice. There is no requirement on religion to attend the school, they are welcoming to all students. The school offers three great programs for nursing, sonography and radiography. All of the lectures are recorded and posted online that allow students to review lectures anytime, and the school offers free tutoring. If you are someone who likes smaller classes and like to form personal and professional connections with staff and peers then I highly recommend this school. They will do everything in their power to set you up for success.Andrea Manio

This is a great school ran by wonderful people. It offers multiple programs for the medical field. They are harder than other programs but from what I hear from graduates, they come out much more prepared. The staff here will quite literally bend over backwards to help you with anything. They really want you to succeed and are willing to do a lot just to help you do so. I have had some troubles financially but they are very willing to work things out so that you can stay in the program and not hve to come back at a later date due to that. I personally am not Adventist or religious at all and I have never encountered any sort of prejudice toward myself or others who are not. The university actually has quite a diverse campus and is super welcoming to everybody. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get into nursing, sonography, or x-ray.McKade Clark

This school preaches about not giving up on students, and they gave up on me. They also play favorites with students. They dont discriminate you to your face, they are passive aggressive. Especially if you do not believe in the same stuff they do If you are the cookie cutter image of a Christian/Adventist then this school is for you. If you are not Christian or super religious then this school is not for you. THEATHER SALLEY

Went to school here for electrical engineering but got an internship with the civil engineering department. The internship ended up being a joke ran by a man who was very petty. When I tried to talk to the head of the civil engineering department he ended up being equally as petty. It soured my idea of what an engineer should be. Now I am 100k in debt and I despise engineering. They are also very good at losing paperwork at the bursar's office and financial aid office. The one good thing was working for the school in the machine shop. I learned a lot from the people in that area and they seemed to be the only people with any sense in the whole building. They also never had the supplies needed for the labs. A summary of a day in class at UCD was a quick class where you really didn't learn anything and you would go home and teach yourself. There really was no point in going to class. If one did graduate they may use 5% of what was taught in school in their career. With the abundant access to data in today's society, college is pretty much out of date and irrelevant at this point.Denny Dunn

I enjoy the institution, the professors are great but their parking garages are a disaster and it makes no sense to charge students over $500 per semester for a “full -time” gold parking pass like they’re about to get exclusive access to certain parking garages and find parking super easily. You’re not. It’s a battle to find parking especially in the Tivoli garage during certain times which is classified as a “gold passport” garage. Too many students are paying for parking on their own without passports and using the garages that are promised to people who buy passes. It’s not fair and also some classrooms seem to have a few maintanence issues. Other than that it’s a pretty cool campus but I also don’t understand how there are classrooms with over 30 people in a tiny little 400 square foot room if that lol get this fixed we pay way too much money as students to deal with things like this.mgmt (Sam)

It's difficult to describe how utterly terrible this institution is at communication and technology. It's as laughable as it is frustrating. The staff, namely admissions, were ineffective, uninformed, slow, unresponsive, and occasionally deliberately obstructive. The IT department is a disaster and even included a complimentary data breach! The professors I had (admittedly only two) were nice enough, but the logistics were particularly clunky. Save yourself money and headache and go to Metro. It's cheaper, the admissions and onboarding were much simpler, the departments were helpful and responsive, and with two exceptions, the professors were very good.Caleb Efta

update to below. They finally got the surgery scheduled and completed it successfully. It was just frustrating that they over focus on covid. They still don't allow overnight stay for patients. They need to realize patients need support. and Patients need to be treated in a timely matter. The hospital management is terrible. They keep putting off my sons neck tumor surgery. My son is at risk of his tumor to metastasize and this would be the fault of Anschutz because they are not allowing surgeries because of the possible covid cases? Covid has a death risk of less then 1 percent? my son life is not as important as a "possible" covid patient? Completely ridiculous. I am getting a lawyer. This is complete discrimination.Jennifer Mongan

If i could give them negative stars I would! They weren’t busy at all yet even though their messaging system told me my car would only take approximately 5 mins, 18 mins later said my car was ready and waiting for me (which it wasn’t) ! it took them a total of 30 mins for them to bring me my car while Everyone who came out after me got theirs. I will never use their valet parking again! I could have parked 3 blocks away from the hospital and walked to my car faster than what it took for them to bring me my car during a slow time of the day! Save yourself the frustration and park your car yourself. Trust me you’ll be better off.Nadine Keaney

Absolutely disgusted with the level of incompetence and negligence of their staff. They fail to correctly document information as well as completely misinformed me on critical information that could cost my son his life. We have contacted a lawyer that believes have a great case and I just want to strongly prevent anyone with kidney failure or life threatening disease from trusting this hospital as we have had the worst experience of any medical facility ever and feel they should be shut downBrandon buchanan

Pima gave me an excellent experience by the support for the instructors and their resources provided to me. The CNA instructors were especially very wonderful, especially Mrs. Virginia Middleton, and are dedicated to ensure the success of their students. I would highly recommend the Nursing Aid program to anyone interested in pursuing a career in health care and would like direct contact with patients.J Ramirez

For anyone looking to start a career and is interested in the medical field I believe Pima will get you there. I started their RT program in March just finished my first semester and I couldn’t be happier my expectations were exceed. Professors and Staff have all been amazing. This is a great school to come to and I’m just happy to finally have something to look forward to once this is all done.Samantha Bejarano

I love going to school here! My teacher Mr. H was an amazing teacher and really cares about his students and that they are learning!!! I have tried college many times, and my experience with Mr. H was the best by far! love PIMA so much that I'll be back to continue my education! I've also convinced a cousin to try PIMA!!! I'll highly recommend the sterile processing program!!!!!!Kate Criswell

I like the school. Study places are nice…However, on occasion, staff is really good at chatting about their private life near the 2 students who are clearly studying in a quiet area!! Please shut your office door. Thank you.Lady Raven

Great building–lots of light and space, looks brand new. Very helpful and pleasant staff right inside the front door. Close-in parking. A great alternative to Red Rocks' main campus in Lakewood!Kelli Gilbert

Looks nice…just getting info so didnt see much. The admission process seems more daunting than some other colleges I looked into but so far so good.Derrick Bell

was counting on this school to get my GED. I registered and payed. I was doing the pretest and I got dropped and they sent me my money back. I tried contacting them by phone calls and emails. They didn’t give me an explanation why I got dropped. They said start all over again. Staff aren’t very helpful and teacher’s are very disrespectful.Natalie Luevano

I very disappointed of Emily Griffith technical College, it changed since they moved on Lincoln St, they removed all the Math classes, and Adults Basic Education classes too. I used prasied this school to everyone, I'm very saddened by this. I hope those classes come back again. Students still need learn math. SmhKimberly Lee

Good school however they don’t send out txt message alerts or emails to let the students know if school is cancelled. Twice I have gone to school when it has been shut down without any notifications from the school.Ming Min Luftig