MRI Technologist Training

MRI Tech Programs in Atlanta

Every MRI technologist program a Atlanta resident can attend, compared side by side, plus which Atlanta hospital systems are in Tesla MR's clinical network and exactly how placement works.

Comparing programs nationally? See MRI tech school formats, costs, and certification paths. Checking accreditation? See every accredited MRI tech certification program.

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MRI technologist student training at a clinical site
$95K Avg. Salary
22 Affiliated Sites
12-18 mo Program Length
Starting at $11,500 Tuition
The path

How to become an MRI tech in Atlanta

Five steps, the same in Georgia as anywhere else. Where you do step four is what changes by city.

  1. Confirm you are eligible

    A high school diploma or GED is the floor. You do not need a prior X-ray, radiography, or healthcare credential for the ARMRIT route. Some in-person programs below do require one, so check the table.

  2. Pick the credential you are aiming for

    Employers in Atlanta hire both ARRT (MR) and ARMRIT technologists. ARRT usually means a two-year degree or a prior radiography license. ARMRIT is the certificate route for career changers.

  3. Choose a program format that fits your life

    Full-time campus programs are faster if you can stop working. Hybrid programs put the coursework online and the clinical hours at a facility near you, which is how most working adults finish.

  4. Complete supervised clinical hours

    Every path ends at a scanner. Clinical training is the part that depends on local capacity, so ask any program how placement works before you enroll. Ours is explained below.

  5. Pass the registry exam and get hired

    Georgia does not license MRI technologists; employers require ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification. Once certified, you can apply to the hospital systems and imaging groups listed further down this page.

Your options

MRI programs available to Atlanta residents

5 in-person or regional programs plus Tesla MR's hybrid option. None of them train you in MRI directly without a prior X-ray credential; the local route is X-ray first, then MRI. Facts come from each school's published pages. Confirm with the school before you apply.

Published cost is what each school states on its own site. Some schools publish tuition only; others include fees, books, or uniforms; public colleges often distinguish in-district from out-of-district rates. Each row says which. For the national list with accreditor and entry requirement for every program, see accredited MRI tech certification programs.

Program Path Credential Length Prior X-ray? Format Published cost
Tesla MR Online coursework, clinicals near you
MRI direct
Certificate (ARMRIT exam eligibility)ARMRIT
12 to 18 months
No
Hybrid: online lectures, in-person clinicals
$11,500 to $13,400 by payment plan
Gwinnett Technical College, MRI Specialist Certificate Lawrenceville, GA Requires an active ARRT, NMTCB, or ARDMS registry; priority to Gwinnett Tech graduates
MRI after X-ray
Post-graduate certificate in MRIARRT (MR)
Not stated
Yes
Not stated
Not published for this certificate
Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA Requires ARRT certification in radiography, nuclear medicine, or radiation therapy
MRI after X-ray
MRI Specialist Technical Certificate (24 credits)ARRT (MR)
2 terms minimum
Yes
Classroom plus two clinical education courses
About $4,284 (2024-25 catalog estimate); not eligible for federal aid
Emory University School of Medicine, Radiologic Technology Program Decatur, GA JRCERT accredited; an associate degree is required before starting; about 19 to 25 seats a year
X-ray first
Certificate in Radiologic Technology (X-ray)ARRT (R)
24 months, full-time
No
In-person, 40 hours a week at Emory Decatur Hospital
$1,833 per semester for 6 semesters plus fees and insurance
Chattahoochee Technical College, North Metro Campus Marietta, GA JRCERT accredited; competitive admission with TEAS; fall start only
X-ray first
AAS in Radiography (X-ray)ARRT (R)
4 semesters after prerequisites
No
In-person plus clinical
Not published on the program page
Gwinnett Technical College, Radiologic Technology Lawrenceville, GA JRCERT accredited; 3.0 GPA and TEAS required
X-ray first
AAS in Radiologic Technology (X-ray)ARRT (R)
Not stated
No
In-person plus clinical rotations
$107 per credit hour plus fees

Verified against each program's own website between Sep 2, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026. Tuition, length, and admission rules change; the school's page is the authority. Tesla MR is not a degree-granting institution and does not participate in federal financial aid. See accreditation. The schools named here are not affiliated with Tesla MR and do not endorse it; their names belong to their owners. Spot an error? Email info@teslamr.com and we will review it within 10 business days.

Where you would train and work

MRI employers in Atlanta, and which ones are in our clinical network

Tesla MR has 22 affiliated clinical sites in the Atlanta area. An affiliated site is a facility in our clinical network where students can be placed. The others are places MRI techs work in Atlanta that we have not affiliated with yet.

Affiliated site Employer, not yet affiliated

AICA Orthopedics

Affiliated site
  • AICA Orthopedics Marietta
  • Buckhead Atlanta
  • Chamblee Tucker Atlanta
  • Decatur Decatur
  • Duluth Duluth
  • Kennesaw Kennesaw
  • +3 more locations

Outpatient Imaging (OPI) (Capitol Imaging)

Affiliated site
  • Atlanta Atlanta
  • Canton Canton
  • Decatur Decatur
  • Kennestone Marietta
  • Marietta Marietta
  • Newnan Newnan
  • +1 more locations

Resurgens Orthopaedics

Affiliated site
  • Canton Canton
  • Lawrenceville Lawrenceville
  • Resurgens Orthopaedics Atlanta

Clear Imaging LLC

Affiliated site
  • Atlanta Sandy Springs

OrthoCarolina

Affiliated site
  • MedQuest Alpharetta

Regenerative Orthopaedics and Spine Institute

Affiliated site
  • Atlanta Atlanta

American Health Imaging (GA)

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • Buckhead Atlanta
  • Canton Canton
  • Decatur Decatur
  • Lawrenceville Lawrenceville
  • Marietta Marietta
  • Newnan Newnan
  • +1 more locations

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • Arthur M. Blank Hospital Atlanta

Plus 9 more imaging groups in the area.

Pulled from Tesla MR's site database on September 21, 2026. Affiliations are added and change over time; the assessment you receive during admissions is the one that applies to you.

Clinical placement

How clinical placement works

Our Clinical Sites team leads placement. You are not expected to find or negotiate your own clinical site. We look for a facility within a reasonable commute of your home and widen the search only if we need to.

Timing depends on facilities having capacity when you reach clinicals. If your area is thin, we tell you during admissions, not after you enroll, and we talk through the options with you.

Established network · Atlanta

We have 22 affiliated sites in the Atlanta area. Most students here are placed within that network, and the site team adds facilities as students need them.

  1. We look at your area during admissions

    If you already have a facility in mind, maybe where you work, we reach out and see whether you can train there. If not, our site team maps the hospitals and imaging centers near your home and starts the conversation.

  2. You get a straight answer before you enroll

    Clinicals are still months away at this point, so a site's answer is usually "we expect so, check back closer to the date." We tell you what we heard and what it means for your timeline.

  3. You start the coursework while the site work continues

    Most students begin Phase I and Phase II before a specific facility is named. That is normal, and the site team keeps working your area in the background.

  4. Your site is confirmed as clinicals approach

    Once clinicals are weeks away rather than months, facilities can commit to dates. We work to have your placement set before Phase III begins. Which facility and which shift depends on who has capacity at that time.

MRI licensing in Georgia

Georgia does not require a state license for MRI technologists. The state’s imaging rules focus on ionizing radiation, and MRI is not covered. Atlanta employers, including the academic medical centers, hire on ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification, and some prefer cross-training in CT. Read each posting, because some hospital roles still ask for ARRT.

What MRI techs earn in Atlanta

The BLS reports a median of about $95K for MRI technologists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro (OEWS, May 2025). Entry-level pay sits below that, with shift differentials and specialty work pushing experienced techs above it. See the MRI technologist salary guide for the full breakdown by state.

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Key Takeaway

A site count on a web page is not the number that matters. What matters is what the site team finds when it looks at your specific location, and that happens during admissions, before you commit.

ARMRIT Accredited Nationally recognized certification
334+ Clinical Sites Partner network in 38 states
Starting at $11,500 Payment plans available

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Clinical Sites team leads placement. You are not expected to secure your own site. If you know a facility, you can propose it, but we review it, confirm capacity, sign the agreement, and approve it.

The site team keeps working your area, looks at nearby facilities and any leads you bring us, and talks through the options with you, which can include a farther site or adjusting your timeline. Placement timing depends on facilities having capacity, so we give you our read on your area during admissions rather than after you enroll.

Each student is matched to a facility with capacity for their dates. If one facility cannot take everyone, the site team works the other affiliated sites listed on this page and adds new ones as needed.

Yes. The ARMRIT route does not require a prior radiography credential. Several in-person programs in the comparison table do, so check that column before you apply anywhere.

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