Imaging & Surgical Tech programs in North Carolina
92 imaging & surgical tech programs at 55 North Carolina schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (31 programs), the state median is $58,105 one year after completion, about the same as the national median of $59,514. Median borrower debt is $16,000.
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$58,105median 1-yr earnings
$16,000median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Community College | Winterville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 63 | $76,504 | $21,500 | $244 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 21 | $73,293 | $25,625 | $291 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 67 | $64,487 | $14,624 | $166 |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 48 | $64,162 | $10,500 | $119 |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 22 | $63,674 | – | – |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 21 | $63,397 | – | – |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 71 | $62,669 | $14,118 | $160 |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 16 | $61,923 | – | – |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 46 | $61,826 | $9,685 | $110 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 38 | $61,379 | $21,000 | $239 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 17 | $60,391 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 38 | $59,347 | – | – |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 16 | $58,860 | – | – |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 87 | $58,720 | $14,383 | $163 |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 49 | $58,285 | $16,000 | $182 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 17 | $58,105 | – | – |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 24 | $57,653 | – | – |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 87 | $57,040 | $16,000 | $182 |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 8 | $55,025 | – | – |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 39 | $54,874 | $12,000 | $136 |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 24 | $54,622 | – | – |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 57 | $54,541 | $16,400 | $186 |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 24 | $54,482 | – | – |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 13 | $54,435 | – | – |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 40 | $53,415 | – | – |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 33 | $53,313 | – | – |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 22 | $53,051 | – | – |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 26 | $52,210 | $21,368 | $243 |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 30 | $50,939 | – | – |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 35 | $50,259 | – | – |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 1 | $43,915 | – | – |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 28 | not reported | $14,250 | $162 |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Gaston College | Dallas, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Martin Community College | Williamston, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Martin Community College | Williamston, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Ahoskie, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Ahoskie, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Surry Community College | Dobson, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Alamance Community College | Graham, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Alamance Community College | Graham, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | – | not reported | $22,870 | $260 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate degree | 23 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying imaging & surgical tech program in North Carolina?
By reported one-year earnings, Pitt Community College leads at $76,504 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many imaging & surgical tech programs are in North Carolina?
The Scorecard lists 92 certificate or associate programs in this field at 55 schools in North Carolina.