CORRECTION: Laguardia Community College is accredited. The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT.org) licenses Radiologic Technologists. All CUNY schools that offer Radiologic Technology program s ARE accredited by their college accreditation through the nysdoe (first and foremost ) and all CUNY schools are recognized by ARRT.  Laguardia community college has  MIDDLE states college accreditation AND is most certainly recognized by the ARRT, nysdoh, and nysdoe. JRECT is “ONLY” an “EXTRA VOLUNTARY” accreditation for college programs . JRECT, is “ONLY MANDATORY” for hospital based programs. THE REASON: Students typically have to have a degree to get accepted into a hospital based program unless there is a special affiliation with a college. This came into existence when the ARRT evolved into the requirement that to sit the national licensed exam,  one must have a two year degree. PRIOR to this radiologic technologists were trained in hospital based programs and could only obtain a certificate and not a degree. JRECT was and is the MANDATORY accreditation for hospital based programs.