The two-year Cardiovascular Technology Ontario College Diploma program provides students with the essential knowledge and technical skills required to perform electrocardiograms, exercise tolerance tests, and ambulatory monitoring in the role of a cardiovascular technologist. The college is renowned for its student-centered philosophy, which fosters achievement via practical learning, experiential teaching, extensive resources, a variety of support services, and devoted teachers and staff.

The college has a 1967 founding date and a strong co-op and placement program. In addition to its location in the economically vibrant region of Ontario, it also features an affordable cost structure and a number of financial aid options.

• Approximately 20,000 continuing education registrations annually
• The College has an 86% graduate employability rate
• The average salary after graduating from 53,340 CAD
• The college has a high acceptance rate of 60%

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Stream: HealthCare

Course: Cardiovascular Technologies

Course Code: 1628X01FWO

Credential Awarded: Ontario College Diploma

Duration: 2 years (4 Semesters)

Co-op: Yes

Location: Ottawa Campus, Ontario

Tuition: CAD 17,000/ INR 11,04,651

About the Course

The two-year Cardiovascular Technology Ontario College Diploma program provides students with the essential knowledge and technical skills required to perform electrocardiograms, exercise tolerance tests, and ambulatory monitoring in the role of a cardiovascular technologist. Professionals in this field work closely with patients to diagnose cardiac conditions.

Emphasizing a hands-on approach through in-class laboratory simulation and clinical practice, this program is aligned with the competencies outlined by the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists (CSCT) National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP). Areas of focus include performing various non-invasive cardiac testing such as:

• Electrocardiography
• Stress testing
• Ambulatory monitoring
• Pacemaker follow-up

Students develop critical thinking by integrating knowledge of cardiac anatomy, pharmacology, and various pathophysiology to provide accurate diagnostic information to the healthcare team members.

Graduates of this program are eligible to write the CSCT national certification exam. Upon successful completion of this exam, graduates become Registered Cardiology Technologists (RCT). This provides employment opportunities across Canada in the following ways:

• Hospitals
• Private cardiac clinics
• Physicians` offices
• Cardiac rehabilitation centers
• Pacemaker clinics
• Ambulatory monitoring health services
• Medical sales or research

Graduates may pursue postgraduate studies in such areas as diagnostic cardiac sonography, pacemaker technology, or cardiac electrophysiology technology.

Job Opportunities in Canada

Graduates may find employment as cardiology technologists, cardiovascular technologists, ECG technicians, pacemaker/cardiac device technologists, electrophysiology technologists, or clinical applications specialists. There are around 2500 job openings in Canada for cardiology technologists and around 1000 for ECG Technicians with an average annual salary of CAD 52,000 and CAD 41,600.