New Mexico rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

New Mexico rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state certification, a sonographer too; 6 programs.

The state rules apply where you take the images

Example: New Mexico· change any figure to see your own result

New Mexico: state license for an x-ray technologist

Yes

Yes, a state certification · sonographer: yes, a state certification

Radiologic technologist (radiography)Yes, a state certification
Sonographer (ultrasound)Yes, a state certification
Limited x-ray operatorYes: a limited certification
Other licensed modalitiesCT, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant, fusion imaging, bone densitometry
AgencyNew Mexico Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)4 radiography, 2 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, checked against the page of New Mexico Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program on November 13, 2026.

How this is computed

Compiled by Radif Partners · How the rules were read

New Mexico licenses nearly the whole imaging field, sonography included, through the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program of the Environment Department. It moved licensees to a new online portal; certificates arrive by mail in 15 to 20 business days, and the portal’s verification serves in the meantime. Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque reported the largest radiography class in 2023-24. The New Mexico Environment Department’s Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program licenses radiography and sonography professionals; certificates arrive by mail in 15 to 20 business days, and a duplicate costs $15. The program asks licensees to review its regulations every year, because they can change after the advisory council’s annual December meeting. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque in Albuquerque (radiography, 48), Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque (radiography, 35), New Mexico State University-Dona Ana in Las Cruces (radiography, 24), New Mexico State University-Dona Ana in Las Cruces (sonography, 16), Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque (sonography, 14) and Clovis Community College in Clovis (radiography, 10).

How to get the New Mexico rad tech license

Register on the program’s application portal (existing licensees reset their password at first login) and apply with your national credential. Read the regulations each year: they can change after the advisory council’s December meeting. Also credentialed here: CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant, fusion imaging, bone densitometry.

New Mexico: imaging modalities with a state rule (ASRT table, read November 13, 2026)
ModalityState credential
RadiographyCertified
CTCertified
MRICertified
Nuclear medicineCertified
Radiation therapyCertified
SonographyCertified
Limited x-rayCertified
Radiologist assistantCertified
Fusion imagingCertified
Bone densitometryCertified
New Mexico: fees printed on the agency page, read November 13, 2026
FeeAmount
Duplicate certificate$15

New Mexico rad tech and sonography schools

New Mexico: the largest of 4 radiography and 2 sonography programs; public in-state median $1,934 and $2,326 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerqueRadiography48n/a
Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerqueRadiography35$1,934
New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas CrucesRadiography24$2,718
New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas CrucesSonography16$2,718
Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerqueSonography14$1,934
Clovis Community CollegeClovisRadiography10$1,736

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in New Mexico

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

Sonography in New Mexico: tuition and exam

$5,227

$2,326 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in New Mexico$2,326 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseYes, a state certification
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Questions students and technologists ask

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Does New Mexico license sonographers?

Yes. New Mexico is one of five jurisdictions in the ASRT table with a state credential for sonography. The Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program of the New Mexico Environment Department issues it, along with radiography, CT, MRI and other modalities.

How long does a New Mexico license certificate take?

The program says to expect 15 to 20 business days for the certificate to arrive by mail, and that a delayed certificate should not stop you from working: the portal’s verification shows your active status. A duplicate costs $15, sent by FedEx on a prepaid label.

How much does rad tech or sonography school cost in New Mexico?

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file: Clovis Community College in Clovis, $1,736 ($3,224 for nonresidents); Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, $1,934 ($8,366 for nonresidents); New Mexico State University-Dona Ana in Las Cruces, $2,718 ($6,360 for nonresidents).

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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.