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Surgical Technologist
Associate's Degree
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May 13, 2026
July 06, 2026
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21 months
finish in as few as
CAAHEP
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
22 courses
to complete the Surgical Technologist program
Support the Operating Room as a Surgical Technologist
In this CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Technologist program, you will learn to professionally carry out common operating room procedures and handle high-pressure situations as a valuable member of a surgical team. You’ll be trained in four focused skills areas of surgical technology: preparing operating rooms, surgical assisting, sterilization techniques and compassionate patient care.
Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared to take a surgical technologist national certification exam to add to your professional credentials and pursue a certified surgical technologist career. We’ll cover the application fee for the first exam attempt for qualifying students.
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What Skills for Surgical Technologists Will I Gain?
Operating Room Preparation
Learn how to prepare an operating room for surgery and develop tactics used to handle high-pressure situations from experienced instructors.
Surgical Procedures
Develop a thorough understanding of surgical procedures so you can anticipate the surgeon’s needs and monitor operating room conditions.
Sterile Technique
Gain expertise in the aseptic technique needed to keep the operating room sterile and promote patient safety.
Compassionate Patient Care
Build your interpersonal skills to help you promote successful and compassionate patient care, both inside and outside the operating room.
Common Careers
Turn Your Surgical Technologist Program into a Career
We’ve made advancing your education in a Surgical Technologist program even easier by offering courses and surgical technologists credentials that fit into a busy working schedule. Upon successful completion, you can also choose to continue your education by transferring your credits into our Health and Wellness Bachelor’s degree.
Surgical Technology
Start your Surgical Technologist degree if:
You’re interested in helping patients by working in a laboratory or operating room team. Surgical tech programs are ideal if you’re interested in how to prepare patients before, during and after surgery, and able to handle high-pressure situations as a valuable member of a surgical team.
Surgical Technology Program Outcomes:
Our Surgical Technology program will prepare students to take the CST National Surgical Technologist Certification exam to add to their professional credentials. The application fee for the first exam attempt for qualified students is at no additional cost.
Surgical Technologist Common Careers:
Surgical technologist
Projected Job Growth:
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the projected job growth potential between 2023 and 2033 for surgical technologists is 6%.
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Completion time is dependent on transfer credits accepted and the number of courses completed each term.
The Surgical Technologist AAS Program at the Hennepin/Anoka, Minnesota, campus, the Central Pasco, Florida, campus, and the Rockford and Romeoville/Joliet, Illinois, campuses is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (
CAAHEP.org
) on the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 113th Street N, Suite 7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
The application fee for each qualified student’s first exam attempt is included in the total tuition and fees. Should you need to take the exam more than once to receive a passing score, you will be responsible for all subsequent exam application fees. Contact an admissions representative to determine the best exam option for you.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Surgical Assistants and Technologists at
(visited November 26, 2024). Employment conditions in your area may vary.