Surgical Technology
Are you ready to scrub in and join the fast-paced world of surgical technology? With expert instructors and hands-on experience, you’ll be equipped with the technical skills to assist surgeons in the operating room in no time! Let’s get started on your path to an exciting career in healthcare!
Program at a Glance
Career Opportunities
Surgical technologists are primarily hired by hospitals, although private specialty practices in fields such as ophthalmology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and plastic/reconstructive surgery also hire them.
Earning Potential
$63,501 per year
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DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Surgical Technology, AAS
This 60-credit program takes 3 terms to complete, including a summer term. Students must attend full-time.
Accreditation
The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Upon receiving the AAS degree, the graduate is eligible to take the National Certification exam by the National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants. The state of Texas requires all surgical technologists to be certified.
Helper mindset lands alumna in operating room
From childhood, Ashley Arratia pictured one job in her future, and it involved a uniform. Scrubs, to be exact. Shadowing her mom at her hospital job, the 5-year-old would imagine herself as one of the nurses. At home, her Barbie dolls would check each other’s temperatures and give shots.
“That’s all I’ve wanted to do is just help people,” Arratia said.
Today she does indeed wear scrubs, but she wound up in a field that suits her even better than nursing.
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