Alvin Community College - Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography Program

✨ Lab Upgrade! ✨

Our sonography lab just got even better with new overhead TV displays installed above each ultrasound machine, enhancing visualization, instruction, and hands-on learning for our students.

A huge thank you to Alvin College Facilities and the IT Department for their support and assistance with this project! 👏🫀

We’re looking for volunteers to help our students in the Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography program at Alvin Community College - Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography Program

This will be a non-invasive vascular ultrasound of the legs, performed by students under instructor supervision.

🗓 Available dates:
April 8th
April 22nd
April 29th

📍 Alvin College – S141 DCVS Lab
⏱ Appointments are approximately 90–120 minutes

These are non-diagnostic scans, essential for helping students gain real hands-on experience before entering the field. Sonography plays a key role in evaluating blood vessels and overall vascular health.

We truly appreciate anyone willing to volunteer and support our students!

Sign up and view full details here:
https://calendly.com/sonography-alvincollege/vascular-scan?month=2026-04&date=2026-04-08

DCVS Alvin Community College at the Houston Aortic Symposium 2026 🫀

So what’s a symposium… and why does it matter?
It’s where the best in the field come together to work through real cases, evolving techniques, and the future of patient care-not just what’s in a textbook, but what’s happening right now across cardiovascular medicine.

Our students across vascular, adult echo, and pediatric echo programs attended multidisciplinary sessions covering a wide range of aortic and structural heart topics. From aortic aneurysms and dissections to aortic root and bicuspid valve disease, structural heart pathology, and advanced imaging, students were exposed to both traditional surgical approaches and minimally invasive/endovascular strategies.

They also engaged in case-based discussions, interactive panels, and “get with the guidelines” sessions, gaining insight into how teams across specialties collaborate to make complex, real-time clinical decisions.

This kind of experience connects the “why” behind what they’re learning in lab and lecture to the real-world impact they’ll have as sonographers-across all specialties.

All cohorts represented. One program. Learning beyond the classroom. Future sonographers stepping into multidisciplinary care💪🏼

✨ 2026 Applications are now OPEN for the DCVS Program! ✨

📢 The Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography (DCVS) program at Alvin College is now accepting applications through April 20, 2026!

Ready to launch a rewarding healthcare career as a Sonographer? This is your chance! 🫀

➡️ Program Begins: Summer II Semester
➡️ Application Deadline: April 20, 2026

Learn how to apply and start your application now on our website. 

Alvin College Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography (DCVS) Program Alvin College Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography (DCVS) Program

Our spring volunteer schedule is now available! Sign up for an adult echo, pediatric echo, or vascular scan appointment! 🫀

Alvin College Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography Welcome to the Alvin College DCVS scheduling page.

Congratulations to Roger Shen, RCCS, and Isabella Ali, RCS, on passing their registries before graduation! We’re incredibly proud of you both! 🫀

We’re excited to recognize Vu Dung as the vascular preceptor of the semester! Her impact has been especially meaningful to our student, Brian, who shared:

“Vu made me feel very welcome to the lab and didn’t hesitate to let me scan on the very first day, full exams and all. No preceptor has ever taken the time to focus on my development the way she has. She never makes me feel rushed or like she’s too busy for me. Even when I’m struggling, she patiently guides me through the entire protocol without taking over. Between patients, we review images to reinforce key concepts and pathology. Any student would be lucky to have Vu as their preceptor!”

Thank you, Vu, for your kindness, patience, and dedication to shaping the next generation of vascular sonographers.

Congratulations to Tien Nguyen and Donya Geranpayeh on earning their RCS credential!
We are so proud of your hard work and dedication. Well done!! 🫀

Please join us in celebrating Holly Smith, RVS, Gabriela Cardenas, RCCS, Andrea Resendiz, RVT, and Brian Strother, RVT for passing their registries! We are incredibly proud of your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence.
👏 Great job, everyone!

Kassie Wilson was nominated as our Pediatric Echo Preceptor of the Semester! 🌟

Our students truly appreciate her kindness, willingness to share her knowledge, and the thoughtful scan critique she provides. Student Eileen shared that Kassie sets high expectations and continually pushes her to grow and get better.

Thank you, Kassie, for your dedication and the impact you make on our future sonographers! 🫀