Surgical Technology
Diploma
Program Start Date: Fall term
Minimum Program Length: 3 consecutive terms, day
Program Description
Surgical technology students learn to facilitate the surgical process by selecting sterile supplies, anticipating the needs of the surgeon, and assisting with the operation as directed by the surgeon. They also maintain aseptic technique and sterile conditions prior to and during surgery to minimize the risk of infection to the patient.
Gainful Employment Disclosure information
This program falls under Gainful Employment Disclosure regulations, a
rule by the U.S. Education Department. Each program that falls under these regulations is required to report:
- Occupation, SOC code, and links to profile on O*NET
- Costs – tuition/fees and books/supplies
- On-time graduation (completion) rate for program.
- Job placement rate for students completing program
- Median
loan debt incurred by students as provided by ED (identified separately
as Title IV loan debt and private educational loan debt)
Practical Experience
Students work in lab simulations during the first and second terms and gain clinical experience in affiliated hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and physicians' offices during the second and third terms.
Professional Opportunities
Certified surgical technologist in operating rooms, labor and delivery suites, sterile processing departments, physicians' offices, veterinary hospitals, medical sales, and for organ and tissue procurement teams
Unique Aspects
Graduates will fulfill the eligibility requirement to take the National Surgical Technology Certifying Exam through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting to become a certified surgical technologist. Requirements state you must be a graduate of a CAAHEP accredited program to take the exam. The Surgical Technology Program uses weighted admission criteria to admit qualified applicants. The current Surgical Technology Program and advisement information is available on the SCC website (www.sccsc.edu) under the academic program section.
The minimum grade point average for admission into the program is 2.5.
EEDA Career Cluster
Health Sciences
Course Requirements for Surgical Technology
Prerequisites (followed by number of credits hours)
• One unit high school biology or chemistry or equivalent
• One unit of high school algebra or equivalent
• AHS 102 Medical Terminology (3)
• AHS 104 Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy (3)
A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
ENG 165 Professional Communications (3)
MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics (3)
PSY 103 Human Relations (3)
B. Major Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
SUR 101 Introduction to Surgical Technology (5)
SUR 102 Applied Surgical Technology (5)
SUR 106 Advanced Surgical Procedures (2)
SUR 107 Surgical Specialty Procedures (3)
SUR 108 Surgical Anatomy I (3)
SUR 109 Surgical Anatomy II (3)
SUR 112 Surgical Practicum I (4)
SUR 114 Surgical Specialty Practicum (7)
SUR 116 Basic Surgical Procedures (3)
SUR 120 Surgical Seminar (2)
C. Electives and/or Other Additional Courses Required for Graduation
• No electives required for this program.
• The Surgical Technology Program uses weighted admission criteria to admit qualified applicants. Current surgical technology program information is available on the SCC website (www.sccsc.edu) under the academic programs section. In order to apply to the program students must have a 2.5 grade point average.
• Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: 52
For more information visit this program's main website.