Ontario, CA (population: 174,731) has eighteen radiology technician schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Casa Loma College-Van Nuys, the highest ranked school in this group with a radiology technician program, has a total student population of 604. It is the 1206th highest ranked school in the USA and the 92nd highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
Radiology Technician students from Ontario schools who go on to become radiology technicians, professor of radiologies, assistant professor of radiologies, radiologic technologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Radiologic technologists and technicians make on average $54,180 per year and there are about 213,560 of them employed in the US today.
Ontario lies in San Bernardino county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area has 1,197,590 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,840 average annual salary.
Of the 18 radiology technician schools with a 100-mile radius of Ontario, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Modern Technology School comes out as the most expensive ($47,088/yr) for radiology technician students, with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest, reported at only $2,897/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Ontario |
| Chino | CA | 84,585 | 0 | - | 0 | 5.4 miles |
| Rancho Cucamonga | CA | 176,424 | 3 | 21.593 | 139 | 5.4 miles |
| Claremont | CA | - | 9 | 42.2091 | 338 | 7.1 miles |
| Pomona | CA | 154,638 | 7 | 31.7114 | 195 | 8.6 miles |
| Fontana | CA | 191,526 | 0 | - | 0 | 9.3 miles |
| La Verne | CA | - | 1 | 61.7321 | 71 | 9.7 miles |
| Chino Hills | CA | 74,322 | 0 | - | 0 | 9.7 miles |
| Diamond Bar | CA | 57,662 | 0 | - | 0 | 12.0 miles |
| Riverside | CA | 302,653 | 8 | 32.5108 | 359 | 14.2 miles |
| Yorba Linda | CA | 67,194 | 0 | - | 0 | 14.4 miles |
| Glendora | CA | 49,443 | 1 | 12.4755 | 68 | 14.9 miles |
| Covina | CA | 46,974 | 0 | - | 0 | 15.7 miles |
| West Covina | CA | 106,032 | 5 | 23.6693 | 37 | 17.2 miles |
| Azusa | CA | 47,782 | 1 | 31.8299 | 58 | 18.3 miles |
| San Bernardino | CA | 199,314 | 10 | 20.0516 | 225 | 19.4 miles |
| Anaheim | CA | 342,336 | 9 | 24.4064 | 97 | 20.8 miles |
| Hacienda Heights | CA | 52,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 20.9 miles |
| Fullerton | CA | 133,165 | 6 | 21.8966 | 252 | 21.8 miles |
| Tustin | CA | 74,313 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.9 miles |
| Garden Grove | CA | 167,800 | 4 | 26.4852 | 22 | 27.4 miles |
| Cerritos | CA | 51,327 | 3 | 18.7768 | 18 | 29.2 miles |
| Cypress | CA | 47,588 | 2 | 8.65396 | 110 | 29.4 miles |
| Alhambra | CA | 86,214 | 4 | 31.3851 | 25 | 29.9 miles |
| Mission Viejo | CA | 95,388 | 1 | 19.6994 | 137 | 30.5 miles |
| Fountain Valley | CA | 56,133 | 3 | 26.6774 | 70 | 30.6 miles |
| Downey | CA | 107,986 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.8 miles |
| Lake Elsinore | CA | 56,703 | 0 | - | 0 | 31.1 miles |
| Altadena | CA | 41,677 | 0 | - | 0 | 31.3 miles |
| Costa Mesa | CA | 113,091 | 7 | 22.8122 | 265 | 31.4 miles |
| East Los Angeles | CA | 135,682 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.1 miles |