Rappahannock Community College begins accepting applications on May 1 for admission into the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography with a specialization in echocardiography program. cStudents receive training as qualified cardiac sonographers and prepare to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography leading to credentials as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer. The first cohort for the two-year degree program will start this fall.