Surgical Technology Technologist

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 438 institutions across the United States, with a total of 23334 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

2,269

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

4,981

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

165

certificates awarded

Other Awards

15,901

awards given

Top Schools for Surgical Technology Technologist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville, TN	2,035
2	Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY	542
3	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	282
4	American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA	252
5	American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	249
6	Texas State Technical College Waco, TX	208
7	Mandl School-The College of Allied Health New York, NY	201
8	Brookline College-Tempe Tempe, AZ	192
9	Southern Technical College Fort Myers, FL	162
10	The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	159
11	Elgin Community College Elgin, IL	158
12	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX	157
13	Macomb Community College Warren, MI	154
14	Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA	148
15	Glendale Career College Glendale, CA	144
16	Brookline College-Tucson Tucson, AZ	141
17	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA	140
18	Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR	136
19	Southeastern College-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL	135
20	College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID	132
21	Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL	129
22	Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ	126
23	Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA	122
24	American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA	120
25	Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS	120
26	San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA	120
27	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	120
28	Premiere Career College Irwindale, CA	120
29	Arkansas State University-Newport Newport, AR	114
30	Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA	112
31	Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL	111
32	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	108
33	Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE	108
34	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	108
35	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL	107
36	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	105
37	Concorde Career College-Portland Portland, OR	105
38	Concorde Career Institute-Orlando Orlando, FL	105
39	The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX	105
40	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA	104
41	Wayne County Community College District Detroit, MI	103
42	Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK	102
43	San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA	102
44	Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ	99
45	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC	99
46	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	96
47	GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ	96
48	North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	96
49	Community Care College Tulsa, OK	96
50	Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS	96
51	The College of Health Care Professions-Austin Austin, TX	93
52	Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA	93
53	Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA	93
54	Nevada Career Institute Las Vegas, NV	93
55	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	90
56	Center for Allied Health Education Brooklyn, NY	87
57	Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA	87
58	American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside, CA	87
59	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX	87
60	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	87
61	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR	84
62	Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL	84
63	Delta College University Center, MI	82
64	South Plains College Levelland, TX	82
65	North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA	81
66	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI	81
67	North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA	81
68	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	81
69	Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX	78
70	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX	78
71	East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa, AZ	78
72	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	78
73	Medical Career Institute Ocean, NJ	78
74	San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA	75
75	Community College of Denver Denver, CO	75
76	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA	75
77	Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD	75
78	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	75
79	Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA	75
80	Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT	75
81	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY	75
82	Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL	72
83	Concorde Career College-Dallas Dallas, TX	72
84	Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY	72
85	Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis, TN	72
86	Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL	72
87	Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS	72
88	Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY	72
89	Stellar Career College-Crown Point Crown Point, IN	72
90	Fortis College Houston, TX	69
91	Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie, LA	69
92	Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA	69
93	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	69
94	Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA	66
95	Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ	66
96	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	66
97	City College-Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs, FL	66
98	Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN	66
99	Carver Career Center Charleston, WV	63
100	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	63