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MRI Tech Programs in Vermont

Every MRI technologist program a Vermont resident can attend, compared side by side, plus which Vermont health 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
$103K Avg. Salary
3 Affiliated Sites
12-18 mo Program Length
Starting at $11,500 Tuition
The path

How to become an MRI tech in Vermont

Five steps, the same in Vermont 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 Vermont 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

    Vermont licenses radiography, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy, and its statute does not name MRI. 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 Vermont residents

3 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
Vermont State University (Radiologic Science, A.S.) Williston, VT Only radiography program in Vermont on the ARRT recognized list with a live program page. Prerequisites: lab chemistry and lab biology or college A&P I, within the last 10 years with C or higher. Seats and deadline not published. Not eligible for F-1 visa students.
X-ray first
Associate of Science in Radiologic Science (degree map shows 73 credits)ARRT (R)
2 years, including a required additional summer trimester in the first year
No
In-person
2026-27 Academic Year: $794/credit in-state ($19,056 full-time annual), $1,301/credit out-of-state ($31,224 full-time annual); additional first-year summer trimester $6,352 in-state, $10,408 out-of-state; institutional fees $1,704 full-time annual
River Valley Community College (Radiologic Technology) Claremont, NH Neighboring state, on the Vermont border. JRCERT accredited (8-year award). Priority application deadline December 1 each year, fall start. No MRI certificate offered. Tuition source: https://www.rivervalley.edu/paying-for-rvcc/tuition-and-fees/
X-ray first
Associate in Science in Radiologic Technology (68 to 70 credits)ARRT (R)
Not stated as a fixed length; page says all didactic and clinical competencies must be completed in a maximum of three years
No
In-person, schedule meets four days a week
2026-2027: $238/credit NH resident, $357/credit New England regional, $523/credit out-of-state, plus $25 per credit student services fee and $110 per lab credit hour (from the college tuition and fees page)
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital School of Radiologic Technology (University of Vermont Health) Plattsburgh, NY Neighboring state, across Lake Champlain from Burlington. JRCERT accredited (8-year award). Approved for 14 students per year. Applications accepted any time; selection begins December 1 for the following year. Requires high school diploma or GED.
X-ray first
Hospital certificate program in radiography; associate degree awarded through Empire State UniversityARRT (R)
24 months, 40 hours per week
No
In-person classroom instruction with clinical practice
For cohorts starting July 2024: $4,800 per semester x four semesters for New York State residents, $8,100 per semester x four semesters for non-residents; books and supplies $1,000

Verified against each program's own website between Sep 18, 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 Vermont, and which ones are in our clinical network

Tesla MR has 3 affiliated clinical sites in Vermont. An affiliated site is a facility in our clinical network where students can be placed. The others are places MRI techs work in Vermont that we have not affiliated with yet.

Affiliated site Employer, not yet affiliated

Rayus Radiology

Affiliated site
  • Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington

Rutland Regional

Affiliated site
  • Rutland Regional Rutland

UVMHN

Affiliated site
  • University of Vermont Health Network South Burlington

Dartmouth Health

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center Windsor

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.

Growing here · Vermont

We have 3 affiliated sites in Vermont and are actively adding more. If you apply, the site team looks at your specific location first and tells you what to expect.

  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 technologist licensing in Vermont

Vermont licenses radiologic technology through the Office of Professional Regulation, and the statute (26 V.S.A. 2801) defines that practice as radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging is not named in those definitions, so the statute does not set out a separate MRI technologist license.

Employers set the credential requirement. Most postings ask for ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT, the two national MRI certifications, and both are valid in all 50 states.

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Key Takeaway

Vermont licenses radiography, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy, and its statute does not name MRI. Employers require ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification.

MRI technologist salary in Vermont

BLS reports a May 2025 median of $103,070 for MRI technologists in Vermont, with about 60 employed statewide (BLS OEWS, state estimates). The national median is $95,480. For comparison, Vermont radiologic technologists, which includes X-ray and CT, have a median of $94,540.

Entry-level pay sits below the median. Shift differentials, specialty work such as cardiac or breast MRI, and 3 to 5 years of experience push experienced technologists above it. See the MRI technologist salary guide and salary by state for the full breakdown.

Where MRI techs work in Vermont

Major healthcare employers in Vermont include University of Vermont Health Network, Dartmouth Health (southern VT), Rutland Regional Medical Center, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. These systems operate hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, and specialty clinics across the state.

Vermont’s MRI market is the smallest in New England, with the University of Vermont Health Network serving as the dominant employer across most of the state. UVM Medical Center in Burlington is the state’s only academic medical center and Level I trauma center, making it the primary destination for experienced MRI technologists seeking advanced practice opportunities. Vermont’s rural character means many communities are underserved by imaging, and critical access hospitals often struggle to recruit MRI techs. The state’s high quality of life, progressive culture, and four-season outdoor recreation appeal to lifestyle-driven healthcare workers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the path. The X-ray-first route is a 2-year radiography degree followed by an MRI certificate, often about another year. We could not verify an MRI-specific campus program in Vermont, so the local route starts with an X-ray degree. Tesla MR's hybrid certificate takes most students 12 to 18 months.

BLS does not break CT out separately; it reports radiologic technologists and technicians, which includes X-ray and CT, at a Vermont median of $94,540 versus $103,070 for MRI technologists (May 2025). Nationally the figures are $80,110 and $95,480. MRI is the higher-paid modality in both sets of numbers.

The coursework is real: MRI physics, cross-sectional anatomy, pulse sequences, and safety around a magnet that is always on. Most students who put in steady weekly hours pass. In Vermont the harder part is often finding a program at all, since we could not verify an MRI-specific campus program in the state. Every path ends with a national registry exam, ARRT or ARMRIT.

Not through a Vermont campus program that we could verify; the in-state programs in the table are X-ray degrees. Tesla MR's hybrid certificate accepts students with no prior imaging credential and places clinicals at affiliated Vermont sites. Check the prior X-ray column in the table above before you apply anywhere.

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 affiliated Vermont health systems are listed on this page.

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