Is acceptance really that competitive? Am I understanding this correctly.

I always heard of the various imaging disciplines as a low barrier of entry path to a decent salary. I figured it only requires 2 years of education so it must be easier and have less commitment than a 4 year bachelor's in marketing/etc.

Looking into it, in Atlanta GA there are only a few programs accredited for an associates in Radiologic Technology. 1 accredited by JRCERT and 3 for ARRT. That 1 JRCERT program accepts only 7 candidates a year and the others don't seem much better. First you have to take 2-3 semesters of Anatomy-Physiology/English/Biology/Math/Health classes, max of 2 attempts. Only after that are you able to apply to the actual radiology program. After 2 years of that you can take the exam and qualify for ~$25 hour pay which is not exactly wonderful pay.

The other imaging declines don't seem much better and in general it seems though all programs in the area are competitive and require a pretty strong commitment before even being accepted but not the most amazing pay. Am I oversimplifying/misunderstanding the prospect?

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