Nevada rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

Nevada rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state license, a sonographer none; 4 programs.

The state rules apply where you take the images

Example: Nevada· change any figure to see your own result

Nevada: state license for an x-ray technologist

Yes

Yes, a state license · sonographer: no state license

Radiologic technologist (radiography)Yes, a state license
Sonographer (ultrasound)No state license
Limited x-ray operatorYes: a limited license
Other licensed modalitiesnuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant
AgencyNevada Radiation Control Program
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)2 radiography, 2 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, checked against the page of Nevada Radiation Control Program on November 13, 2026.

How this is computed

Compiled by Radif Partners · How the rules were read

Nevada licenses radiographers, limited operators, nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapists and radiologist assistants, according to the ASRT table, through the Radiation Control program of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health. A Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging Advisory Committee advises it. Pima Medical Institute in Las Vegas reported the largest radiography class in 2023-24. Nevada’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health runs a technologist application program inside its Radiation Control program, advised by a Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging Advisory Committee. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas in Las Vegas (radiography, 51), College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas (sonography, 17), Great Basin College in Elko (sonography, 13) and Great Basin College in Elko (radiography, 10).

How to get the Nevada rad tech license

Apply through the technologist application program of Nevada’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Radiation Control, with your national credential. Sonographers have nothing to file. Also credentialed here: nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant.

Nevada: imaging modalities with a state rule (ASRT table, read November 13, 2026)
ModalityState credential
RadiographyLicense
CTNo license (standard)
Nuclear medicineLicense
Radiation therapyLicense
Limited x-rayLicense
Radiologist assistantLicense
FluoroscopyNo license (standard)

Nevada rad tech and sonography schools

Nevada: the largest of 2 radiography and 2 sonography programs; public in-state median $3,855 and $3,983 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
Pima Medical Institute-Las VegasLas VegasRadiography51n/a
College of Southern NevadaLas VegasSonography17$4,110
Great Basin CollegeElkoSonography13$3,855
Great Basin CollegeElkoRadiography10$3,855

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in Nevada

Example: sonography, 2 years in Nevada· change any figure to see your own result

Sonography in Nevada: tuition and exam

$8,541

$3,983 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in Nevada$3,983 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseNo state license
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Who licenses radiologic technologists in Nevada?

The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, through its Radiation Control program, which runs a technologist application program. A Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging Advisory Committee advises it on rules and meets in public. Its meeting notices appear on the same site.

Do Nevada sonographers need a state license?

No. Sonography is not licensed in Nevada according to the ASRT table. The College of Southern Nevada and Great Basin College reported sonography graduates to IPEDS for 2023-24, and Nevada employers ask for ARDMS or ARRT credentials. No Nevada card is needed.

How much does rad tech or sonography school cost in Nevada?

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file: Great Basin College in Elko, $3,855 ($11,513 for nonresidents); College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, $4,110 ($12,209 for nonresidents). Multiply by the length of the program, one to four years depending on the award.

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State tables, agency pages, fee pages and federal files behind this page (4)

Each form number, fee, length and signer list was read on these official documents on November 13, 2026.

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The answers apply the ASRT state table and the agency pages read on November 13, 2026, and the IPEDS files for 2023-24. Rules change: your state agency decides.