Surgical Technology/Technologist

Surgical Technology/Technologist programs prepare 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.

Students who are passionate about Surgical Technology/Technologist can study up to a Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years. Right now, 6,398 students are granted some level of degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist around the US each year. More students earn a degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist in the state of California compared to any other state. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist is $55,200.