Surgical Technologist Schools

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If your goal is to be a life-saving member of a surgical team, without the years of training that a surgeon must complete, then surgical technology may be the perfect career for you. Not only is it an exciting and rewarding job, but the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2013) projects that it is one of the fastest-growing fields in America. Over the next eight years, need in this area is expected to rise by 30% – more than double that of all other fields (11%), and 25% more (6% higher) than all other healthcare-related fields (24%).

Still, even though becoming a surgical technologist doesn’t require as much education as a doctor or surgeon, it does require completion of a rigorous program that can take between one and a half and two years to complete. Students will learn basic anatomy and medical terminology, understand the differences between various surgical procedures, and know how to prescribe medicines related to those procedures.

One of the main components of a surgical technology program is the practicum. This is a hands-on clinical rotation that allows students to apply their academic learning in a real-world setting. It is also one of the vital requirements to become certified to practice as a surgical technologist.

Although there are many surgical technologist schools from which to choose, matriculation alone may not qualify you to enter the workforce, since some states require you to be board-certified through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). For this reason, it’s safest and generally best to seek out appropriately accredited programs that help prepare you for board certification.

Surgical Technologist fast facts
Projected Jobs Created	39,100
Projected Job Growth	30%
Low Salary	$29,710
Average Salary (Median)	$41, 790
High Salary	$60,240
Entry-Level EDU	Certification
Sourced from BLS, January 2015

Degree & certification Programs

Most Surgical Technologist schools culminate in an Associate’s Degree in Science, Applied Science, or Occupational Science. There are, however, a handful of schools that offer a certificate program or a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences with a surgical specialty. Associate Degree programs usually take between one and two years, while an accelerated certificate program can be completed in nine months.

Students pursuing a B.S. in Surgical Technology can expect to spend between four and five years completing their degree, although they may be in a better position to continue health education or take on administrative responsibilities.

Northern Michigan University (A.A.S) – Of the most well-known Associate’s Degree programs for Surgical Technology, one of the finest is the one offered at Northern Michigan University. This program can be completed in approximately a year and a half, and allows students to sit for the national board exam offered through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
South Plains College (Certificate, A.A.S) – A very versatile program, this school provides options for both new healthcare students and seasoned health care professionals. While both options allow the student to sit for the national board exam, only the A.A.S option includes a practicum as a part of the coursework. The Certificate program is available to students who are already working a Surgical Technologists and who want to qualify for board certification.
New England Institute of Technology (A.S.) – Students who graduate from this school have a reputation for finding jobs quickly, often in the New England area where they do their practicum experiences. This 18-month program not only finish their A.S. degree with the ability to be board certified, but they can continue on to receive a B.S. in Business Management Technology.
Virginia College (A.S.) – Although this is a residential Surgical Technologist program, the Virginia College offers a number of on-campus options for students to choose from. From Texas to Tennessee and everywhere in between, you can complete your hands-on degree requirements at one of 15 campus locations. Job placement rate from this school is 60%, and over half of the 2012-2013 graduates completed the program in just 88 weeks.
Carrington College (Certificate, A.S.) – This California school provides both a certificate and Associate’s Degree program for Surgical Technologists. Students graduating from this school also have the option to become board certified. The Carrington program requires students to complete 120 surgical cases before they graduate, making it one of the most intensive programs available.
Southeast Community College (A.S.) – Southeast Community College was recently named the 8^th most successful U.S. Community College by CNN Money (2011). The Surgical Technology program is one of the most flexible as well, providing an excellent online cohort in conjunction with a local clinical practicum. In addition, prerequisite courses can be completed at a local community college.
Kingsborough Community College (A.A.S) – This college was recently ranked as one of the top 30 Community Colleges by the New York Times, and consistently ranks in the top 50 schools awarding degrees to minority groups. This surgical technology program is 64 credits long, but requires the fewest practicum hours of any degree program – only 48 in total.

List of Surgical Technologist Schools

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School	City	State	Website	Total grads (2013)
Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc	Guaynabo	Puerto Rico	http://www.ibanca.net	308
Dover Business College	Clifton	New Jersey	http://www.dover.edu	167
Wayne County Community College District	Detroit	Michigan	http://www.wcccd.edu	156
Ivy Tech Community College	Indianapolis	Indiana	http://www.ivytech.edu	112
Star Career Academy-Clifton	Clifton	New Jersey	http://www.starcareer.edu/	99
Ponce Paramedical College Inc	Ponce	Puerto Rico	http://www.popac.edu	94
San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena	Texas	http://www.sjcd.edu	92
Star Career Academy-Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	http://www.starcareer.edu/	83
CBD College	Los Angeles	California	http://www.cbd.edu	81
McCann School of Business & Technology	Pottsville	Pennsylvania	http://www.mccann.edu	74
Madisonville Community College	Madisonville	Kentucky	http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/	69
Star Career Academy??rick	Brick	New Jersey	http://www.starcareer.edu/	67
EDIC College	Caguas	Puerto Rico	http://www.ediccollege.edu/site/home	64
American Career College-Anaheim	Anaheim	California	http://americancareercollege.edu/	62
Southeastern College-Greenacres	Greenacres	Florida	http://www.sec.edu/	61
Premiere Career College	Irwindale	California	http://www.premierecollege.edu	57
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health	New York	New York	http://mandl.edu/	57
Star Career Academy-New York	New York	New York	http://www.starcareer.edu/	56
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie	Texas	http://www.concorde.edu	56
Antilles School of Technical Careers	San Juan	Puerto Rico	http://antillespr.edu/	56
Star Career Academy-Newark	Newark	New Jersey	http://www.starcareer.edu/	55
Career Networks Institute	Orange	California	http://cnicollege.edu/	53
Glendale Career College	Glendale	California	http://www.success.edu	51
Central Ohio Technical College	Newark	Ohio	http://www.cotc.edu	50
Omega Institute	Pennsauken	New Jersey	http://omegainstitute.edu/	48
Renton Technical College	Renton	Washington	http://www.rtc.edu	47
New England Institute of Technology	East Greenwich	Rhode Island	http://www.neit.edu	47
Massachusetts Bay Community College	Wellesley Hills	Massachusetts	http://www.massbay.edu	43
Lincoln Technical Institute-Fern Park	Fern Park	Florida	http://www.lincolnedu.com/	42
Anthem College-Sacramento	Sacramento	California	http://www.anthem.edu	42
Pittsburgh Technical Institute	Oakdale	Pennsylvania	http://www.pti.edu	41
American College of Healthcare	Riverside	California	http://www.ach.edu/programs/surgical-technology-school-riverside/	41
Career Technical College-Monroe	Monroe	Louisiana	http://www.careertc.edu	40
American Career College-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California	http://americancareercollege.edu/	40
Baker College of Flint	Flint	Michigan	http://www.baker.edu	39
Hinds Community College	Raymond	Mississippi	http://www.hindscc.edu	38
ECPI University	Virginia Beach	Virginia	http://www.ecpi.edu	38
Brown Mackie College-St Louis	Fenton	Missouri	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	38
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino	San Bernardino	California	http://www.concorde.edu	37
Concorde Career College-Memphis	Memphis	Tennessee	http://www.concorde.edu	37
Columbus State Community College	Columbus	Ohio	http://www.cscc.edu/	37
Baker College of Muskegon	Muskegon	Michigan	http://www.Baker.edu	37
American Career College-Ontario	Ontario	California	http://americancareercollege.edu/	37
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar	Miramar	Florida	http://www.concorde.edu	37
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College	Green Bay	Wisconsin	https://www.nwtc.edu/	36
Niagara County Community College	Sanborn	New York	http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu	36
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City	Kansas City	Missouri	http://www.mcckc.edu/programs/surgicaltechnology/	36
Macomb Community College	Warren	Michigan	http://www.macomb.edu	36
Concorde Career Institute-San Antonio	San Antonio	Texas	http://www.concorde.edu	36
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando	Orlando	Florida	http://www.concorde.edu	36
Concorde Career College-Portland	Portland	Oregon	http://www.concorde.edu	36
Southern Crescent Technical College	Griffin	Georgia	https://www.sctech.edu/	35
Harrison College-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indiana	http://harrison.edu	35
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College	Chicago	Illinois	http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/pages/default.aspx	35
Brown Mackie College-Merrillville	Merrillville	Indiana	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	35
Savannah Technical College	Savannah	Georgia	http://www.savannahtech.edu	34
Miller-Motte Technical College-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Tennessee	http://www.miller-motte.edu	34
Southwest Florida College	Fort Myers	Florida	http://www.southerntech.edu/	33
Columbus Technical College	Columbus	Georgia	http://www.columbustech.edu/	33
Atenas College	Manati	Puerto Rico	http://atenascollege.edu/	33
Star Career Academy-Egg Harbor	Egg Harbor Township	New Jersey	http://www.starcareer.edu	32
Everest College-Reseda	Reseda	California	http://www.everest.edu/locations	32
Concorde Career College-San Diego	San Diego	California	http://www.concorde.edu	32
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood	North Hollywood	California	http://www.concorde.edu	32
James H Faulkner State Community College	Bay Minette	Alabama	http://www.faulknerstate.edu	31
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa	Tampa	Florida	http://www.concorde.edu	31
Austin Community College District	Austin	Texas	http://www.austincc.edu	31
Eastern Iowa Community College District	Davenport	Iowa	http://www.eicc.edu	30
Carrington College California-Citrus Heights	Citrus Heights	California	http://carrington.edu/	30
Rasmussen College-Minnesota	St. Cloud	Minnesota	http://www.rasmussen.edu	29
Guilford Technical Community College	Jamestown	North Carolina	http://home.gtcc.edu/	29
D G Erwin Technical Center	Tampa	Florida	http://erwin.edu	29
Brookline College-Tempe	Tempe	Arizona	http://brooklinecollege.edu/	29
Wichita Area Technical College	Wichita	Kansas	http://www.ubatc.edu/	28
Nevada Career Institute	Las Vegas	Nevada	http://nevadacareerinstitute.com/	28
Houston Community College	Houston	Texas	http://www.hccs.edu	28
Frederick Community College	Frederick	Maryland	http://www.frederick.edu	28
Eastwick College-Ramsey	Ramsey	New Jersey	http://www.eastwickcollege.edu	28
Delgado Community College	New Orleans	Louisiana	http://WWW.DCC.EDU	28
Baker College of Jackson	Jackson	Michigan	http://www.baker.edu	28
The Bryman School of Arizona	Phoenix	Arizona	http://www.anthem.edu/UEICollege	27
Daytona State College	Daytona Beach	Florida	http://www.daytonastate.edu/	27
Concorde Career Institute-Dallas	Dallas	Texas	http://www.concorde.edu	27
Bunker Hill Community College	Boston	Massachusetts	http://www.bhcc.mass.edu	27
Brown Mackie College-Tucson	Tucson	Arizona	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	26
Brown Mackie College-Akron	Akron	Ohio	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	26
Anthem Institute-Las Vegas	Las Vegas	Nevada	http://www.anthem.edu	26
Star Career Academy-Audubon	Audubon	Pennsylvania	http://www.starcareer.edu/	26
Nashville State Community College	Nashville	Tennessee	http://www.nscc.edu	26
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	Perkinston	Mississippi	https://www.mgccc.edu	26
Fortis College-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	https://www.fortis.edu/	26
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida	http://www.concorde.edu	26
Columbia Basin College	Pasco	Washington	http://www.columbiabasin.edu	26
Skyline College	San Bruno	California	http://skylinecollege.edu	25
Salt Lake Community College	Salt Lake City	Utah	http://www.slcc.edu	25
Palm Beach State College	Lake Worth	Florida	http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/	25
Gwinnett Technical College	Lawrenceville	Georgia	http://www.GwinnettTech.edu	25
Concorde Career College-Aurora	Aurora	Colorado	http://www.concorde.edu	25
Anthem College-Kansas City	Kansas City	Missouri	http://www.anthem.edu	25
Virginia College-Austin	Austin	Texas	http://www.vc.edu/	24
Tulsa Technology Center-Lemley Campus	Tulsa	Oklahoma	http://www.tulsatech.edu	24
Salter School of Nursing and Allied Health	Manchester	New Hampshire	http://salternursing.com/	24
Miller-Motte Technical College-North Charleston	Charleston	South Carolina	http://www.miller-motte.edu/	24
Miller-Motte College-Cary	Cary	North Carolina	http://www.miller-motte.edu	24
Georgia Northwestern Technical College	Rome	Georgia	http://www.gntc.edu	24
Clover Park Technical College	Lakewood	Washington	http://www.cptc.edu	24
Tarrant County College District	Fort Worth	Texas	http://www.tccd.edu	23
Ozarks Technical Community College	Springfield	Missouri	http://www.otc.edu	23
Northland Community and Technical College	Thief River Falls	Minnesota	http://www.northlandcollege.edu	23
Northern Michigan University	Marquette	Michigan	http://www.nmu.edu	23
Nassau Community College	Garden City	New York	http://www.ncc.edu/	23
Central Georgia Technical College	Warner Robins	Georgia	http://www.centralgatech.edu	23
Brown Mackie College-Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	Indiana	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	23
York Technical College	Rock Hill	South Carolina	http://www.yorktech.edu	22
St Cloud Technical and Community College	Saint Cloud	Minnesota	http://www.sctcc.edu	22
Saint Louis Community College	Saint Louis	Missouri	http://www.stlcc.edu	22
Rochester Community and Technical College	Rochester	Minnesota	http://www.rctc.edu/	22
Herzing University-Kenner	Kenner	Louisiana	https://www.herzing.edu/	22
Carrington College California-San Jose	San Jose	California	http://carrington.edu/	22
Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque	Albuquerque	New Mexico	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	22
Anthem College-Maryland Heights	Maryland Heights	Missouri	http://www.anthem.edu	22
Anthem College-Brookfield	Brookfield	Wisconsin	http://www.anthem.edu	22
Greenville Technical College	Greenville	South Carolina	http://www.gvltec.edu/index.aspx	21
GateWay Community College	Phoenix	Arizona	http://www.gatewaycc.edu	21
Bevill State Community College	Jasper	Alabama	http://www.bscc.edu	21
Amarillo College	Amarillo	Texas	https://www.actx.edu/	21
Albany Technical College	Albany	Georgia	http://www.albanytech.edu	21
West Georgia Technical College	Waco	Georgia	http://www.westgatech.edu	21
Star Career Academy-Syosset	Syosset	New York	http://www.starcareer.edu/location/long-island-campus-syosset/	21
Southeast Technical Institute	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	http://www.southeasttech.edu	21
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	California	http://www.sjvc.edu/	21
North Central Texas College	Gainesville	Texas	http://www.nctc.edu	21
Mt Hood Community College	Gresham	Oregon	http://www.mhcc.edu	21
Milwaukee Area Technical College	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	http://www.matc.edu/	21
Triton College	River Grove	Illinois	http://www.triton.edu	20
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	Knoxville	Tennessee	http://www.tcatknoxville.edu/	20
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Winona	Minnesota	http://www.smumn.edu	20
Owens Community College	Perrysburg	Ohio	https://www.owens.edu	20
Lansing Community College	Lansing	Michigan	http://www.lcc.edu	20
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	http://www.keiseruniversity.edu	20
Gadsden State Community College	Gadsden	Alabama	http://www.gadsdenstate.edu	20
Everest Institute-Marietta	Marietta	Georgia	http://www.everest.edu/campus/marietta	20
Eli Whitney Technical High School	Hamden	Connecticut	http://www.cttech.org/whitney/	20
Davis Applied Technology College	Kaysville	Utah	http://www.datc.edu	20
Columbia Area Career Center	Columbia	Missouri	http://career-center.org/	20
Central Florida Institute	Palm Harbor	Florida	http://www.cfi.edu	20
Brown Mackie College-Findlay	Findlay	Ohio	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	20
Baptist Health Schools-Little Rock	Little Rock	Arkansas	https://www.bhclr.edu/	20
Anthem College-Denver	Aurora	Colorado	http://www.anthem.edu	20
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College	Batavia	Ohio	http://www.ucclermont.edu/	19
National College-Lexington	Lexington	Kentucky	http://www.national-college.edu	19
Lanier Technical College	Oakwood	Georgia	http://www.laniertech.edu/default2.aspx	19
Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	http://www.kirkwood.edu	19
Illinois Central College	East Peoria	Illinois	http://icc.edu/	19
College of Western Idaho	Nampa	Idaho	http://cwidaho.cc/	19
College of DuPage	Glen Ellyn	Illinois	http://www.cod.edu	19
Brown Mackie College-Tulsa	Tulsa	Oklahoma	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	19
Brown Mackie College-Greenville	Greenville	South Carolina	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	19
Western Dakota Technical Institute	Rapid City	South Dakota	https://www.wdt.edu	18
Virginia College-Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida	http://www.vc.edu/college/jacksonville-colleges.cfm	18
University of Akron Main Campus	Akron	Ohio	http://www.uakron.edu	18
Tyler Junior College	Tyler	Texas	http://WWW.TJC.EDU	18
Piedmont Technical College	Greenwood	South Carolina	http://www.ptc.edu	18
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington	Wilmington	North Carolina	http://www.miller-motte.edu	18
Lorain County Community College	Elyria	Ohio	http://www.lorainccc.edu	18
East Valley Institute of Technology	Mesa	Arizona	http://www.evit.com	18
Collin County Community College District	McKinney	Texas	http://www.collin.edu	18
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing	Bridgeport	Connecticut	http://www.bridgeporthospital.org/bhsn/default.aspx	18
Bergen Community College	Paramus	New Jersey	http://www.bergen.edu	18
Seattle Central College	Seattle	Washington	http://www.seattlecentral.edu	17
Sanford-Brown College-Houston	Houston	Texas	http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/houston	17
Richmond School of Health and Technology	CHESTER	Virginia	http://chestercareercollege.edu/	17
Piedmont Virginia Community College	Charlottesville	Virginia	http://www.pvcc.edu	17
Mohawk Valley Community College	Utica	New York	http://www.mvcc.edu	17
Manchester Community College	Manchester	Connecticut	https://www.manchestercc.edu/	17
Madison Area Technical College	Madison	Wisconsin	http://madisoncollege.edu	17
Lake Superior College	Duluth	Minnesota	http://www.lsc.edu	17
John C Calhoun State Community College	Tanner	Alabama	http://www.calhoun.edu	17
Itawamba Community College	Fulton	Mississippi	http://www.iccms.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=55	17
Florence-Darlington Technical College	Florence	South Carolina	http://WWW.FDTC.EDU	17
Elgin Community College	Elgin	Illinois	http://elgin.edu/homepage.aspx	17
El Paso Community College	El Paso	Texas	http://www.epcc.edu/_layouts/temp/index.html	17
East Central Community College	Decatur	Mississippi	http://www.eccc.edu	17
Colorado Technical University-Greenwood Village	Aurora	Colorado	http://www.coloradotech.edu/denver	17
Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc	Arroyo	Puerto Rico	http://www.cmtarroyo.com	17
Tri-County Technical College	Pendleton	South Carolina	http://www.tctc.edu/	17
Vincennes University	Vincennes	Indiana	http://vinu.edu/web/guest/home	16
The University of Montana	Missoula	Montana	http://www.umt.edu	16
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Tennessee	http://www.tcatmurfreesboro.edu	16
Santa Fe College	Gainesville	Florida	http://www.sfcollege.edu	16
Rasmussen College-North Dakota	Fargo	North Dakota	http://www.rasmussen.edu	16
Moore Norman Technology Center	Norman	Oklahoma	https://www.mntc.edu/classes/health	16
MiraCosta College	Oceanside	California	http://www.miracosta.edu	16
Miller-Motte Technical College-Lynchburg	Lynchburg	Virginia	http://www.miller-motte.edu/	16
Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs	Iowa	http://www.iwcc.edu/	16
Fortis Institute-Fort Lauderdale	Lauderdale Lakes	Florida	https://www.fortis.edu/	16
Fortis College-Orange Park	Orange Park	Florida	https://www.fortis.edu/	16
Delaware County Community College	Media	Pennsylvania	http://www.dccc.edu	16
College of Southern Idaho	Twin Falls	Idaho	http://www.csi.edu	16
Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Charlotte	North Carolina	http://www.carolinashealthcare.org/carolinas-college-of-health-sciences	16
Career Technical College-Shreveport	Shreveport	Louisiana	http://www.careertc.edu	16
Brown Mackie College-North Canton	Canton	Ohio	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	16
Baker College of Clinton Township	Clinton Township	Michigan	http://www.baker.edu	16
Anthem College-Atlanta	Atlanta	Georgia	http://www.anthem.edu	16
Anoka Technical College	Anoka	Minnesota	http://www.anokatech.edu	16
Aiken Technical College	Graniteville	South Carolina	http://www.atc.edu	16
Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City	Iowa	https://www.witcc.edu/index.cfm?	15
Virginia College-Greenville	Greenville	South Carolina	http://www.vc.edu/	15
Temple College	Temple	Texas	http://templejc.edu/	15
Spencerian College-Louisville	Louisville	Kentucky	http://www.spencerian.edu	15
Southern Union State Community College	Wadley	Alabama	http://www.suscc.edu	15
Sanford-Brown College-St Peters	Saint Peters	Missouri	http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/st-peters	15
Rock Valley College	Rockford	Illinois	http://www.rockvalleycollege.edu	15
Platt College-Central OKC	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	http://plattcollege.edu/	15
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Williamsport	Pennsylvania	http://www.pct.edu	15
Miami-Jacobs Career College-Dayton	Dayton	Ohio	http://www.miamijacobs.edu	15
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Conway	South Carolina	http://www.hgtc.edu	15
Henry Ford Community College	Dearborn	Michigan	https://www.hfcc.edu/	15
Harris School of Business-Voorhees Campus	Voorhees	New Jersey	http://www.harrisschool.edu	15
Great Plains Technology Center	Lawton	Oklahoma	http://greatplains.edu/	15
Fortis Institute-Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie	Texas	https://www.fortis.edu/	15
Fortis College-Columbus	Westerville	Ohio	https://www.fortis.edu/	15
Florida State College at Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida	http://www.fscj.edu	15
Eastern Florida State College	Cocoa	Florida	http://www.easternflorida.edu	15
College of Central Florida	Ocala	Florida	http://www.cf.edu	15
Choffin Career and Technical Center	Youngstown	Ohio	http://www.choffincareer.com	15
Chattahoochee Technical College	Marietta	Georgia	http://www.chattahoocheetech.edu	15
Brown Mackie College-San Antonio	San Antonio	Texas	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	15
Brown Mackie College-Atlanta	Atlanta	Georgia	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	15
Anthem Institute-North Brunswick	North Brunswick	New Jersey	http://www.anthem.edu	15
O C Collins Career Center	Chesapeake	Ohio	http://www.collins-cc.edu	14
Northwest Technical Institute	Springdale	Arkansas	http://www.nwti.edu	14
Kirtland Community College	Roscommon	Michigan	http://www.kirtland.edu	14
Kilgore College	Kilgore	Texas	https://www.kilgore.edu/	14
Jefferson Community and Technical College	Louisville	Kentucky	http://www.jefferson.kctcs.edu	14
Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville	Iowa	http://www.iowalakes.edu	14
Great Lakes Institute of Technology	Erie	Pennsylvania	http://www.glit.edu	14
Fresno City College	Fresno	California	http://www.fresnocitycollege.edu	14
Everest Institute-Kendall	Miami	Florida	http://www.everest.edu/locations	14
Coastal Carolina Community College	Jacksonville	North Carolina	http://www.coastalcarolina.edu/	14
Brown Mackie College-Louisville	Louisville	Kentucky	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	14
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College	Asheville	North Carolina	https://www.abtech.edu/	14
AmeriTech College-Provo	Provo	Utah	http://ameritech.edu/	14
Virginia College-Augusta	Augusta	Georgia	http://www.vc.edu/campus/augusta-georgia-college.cfm	14
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Arkansas	http://uafs.edu/	14
Spartanburg Community College	Spartanburg	South Carolina	https://www.sccsc.edu/home/	14
Sanford-Brown College-Dallas	Dallas	Texas	http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/dallas	14
Meridian Community College	Meridian	Mississippi	http://www.meridiancc.edu	13
Maysville Community and Technical College	Maysville	Kentucky	http://maysville.kctcs.edu	13
Luzerne County Community College	Nanticoke	Pennsylvania	http://www.luzerne.edu/default.jsp	13
Hillyard Technical Center	Saint Joseph	Missouri	http://www.sjsd.k12.mo.us/Domain/16	13
Franklin Technology-MSSU	Joplin	Missouri	http://	13
Fortis Institute-Baltimore	Baltimore	Maryland	https://www.fortis.edu/	13
College of the Albemarle	Elizabeth City	North Carolina	http://www.albemarle.edu	13
Central New Mexico Community College	Albuquerque	New Mexico	http://www.cnm.edu	13
Athens Technical College	Athens	Georgia	http://www.athenstech.edu/	13
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training	Marietta	Ohio	http://mycareerschool.com/	13
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	Indiana	http://www.sf.edu	13
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville	Crossville	Tennessee	http://www.tcatcrossville.edu	13
Technical College of the Lowcountry	Beaufort	South Carolina	http://www.tcl.edu	13
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences	New York	New York	http://www.swedishinstitute.edu	13
Southeast Arkansas College	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	http://seark.edu/	13
Sinclair Community College	Dayton	Ohio	http://www.sinclair.edu	13
Sheridan Technical Center	Hollywood	Florida	http://www.SheridanTechnical.com	13
Rolla Technical Institute	Rolla	Missouri	http://rolla.k12.mo.us	13
Onondaga Community College	Syracuse	New York	http://www.sunyocc.edu	13
Oakland Community College	Bloomfield Hills	Michigan	https://www.oaklandcc.edu/	13
Midwestern Career College	Chicago	Illinois	http://www.mccollege.edu	13
Miami-Jacobs Career College-Columbus	Columbus	Ohio	http://www.miamijacobs.edu	13
Neosho County Community College	Chanute	Kansas	http://www.neosho.edu	12
Mt Diablo Adult Education	Concord	California	http://mdae-mdusd-ca.schoolloop.com/ctec	12
Montgomery College	Rockville	Maryland	http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/	12
Monongalia County Technical Education Center	Morgantown	West Virginia	http://mtec.mono.k12.wv.us/	12
Mid-State Technical College	Wisconsin Rapids	Wisconsin	http://www.mstc.edu	12
Lurleen B Wallace Community College	Andalusia	Alabama	http://www.lbwcc.edu	12
Herzing University-Toledo	Toledo	Ohio	http://www.herzing.edu/	12
Harris School of Business-Dover Campus	Dover	Delaware	http://www.harrisschool.edu/	12
Fayetteville Technical Community College	Fayetteville	North Carolina	http://www.faytechcc.edu	12
Everest College-Merrillville	Merrillville	Indiana	http://www.everest.edu/locations	12
Eastern Virginia Medical School	Norfolk	Virginia	http://www.evms.edu	12
Eastern Idaho Technical College	Idaho Falls	Idaho	http://www.eitc.edu	12
Durham Technical Community College	Durham	North Carolina	http://www.durhamtech.edu	12
Delta College	University Center	Michigan	http://www.delta.edu/	12
Del Mar College	Corpus Christi	Texas	http://www.delmar.edu	12
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Colorado	http://www.coloradotech.edu/colorado-springs	12
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	Ohio	http://www.cincinnatistate.edu	12
Central Carolina Technical College	Sumter	South Carolina	http://www.cctech.edu	12
Bossier Parish Community College	Bossier City	Louisiana	http://www.bpcc.edu	12
Aims Community College	Greeley	Colorado	http://www.aims.edu	12
Western Technical College	La Crosse	Wisconsin	http://www.westerntc.edu/default.aspx	12
Western Suffolk BOCES	Northport	New York	http://www.wilsontech.org/	12
Virginia College-Pensacola	Pensacola	Florida	http://www.vc.edu	12
Virginia College-Mobile	Mobile	Alabama	http://www.vc.edu	12
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen	Harlingen	Texas	http://www.tstc.edu/	12
Sanford-Brown College-Houston North Loop	Houston	Texas	http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/north-loop	12
Sandhills Community College	Pinehurst	North Carolina	http://www.sandhills.edu/	12
San Juan College	Farmington	New Mexico	http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/pages/1.asp	12
Our Lady of the Lake College	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	http://www.ololcollege.edu	12
Northcentral Technical College	Wausau	Wisconsin	http://www.ntc.edu	12
North Arkansas College	Harrison	Arkansas	http://www.northark.edu	12
Parkland College	Champaign	Illinois	http://www.parkland.edu	11
Oklahoma City Community College	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	http://www.occc.edu	11
North-West College-West Covina	West Covina	California	http://www.north-westcollege.edu	11
North Shore Community College	Danvers	Massachusetts	http://www.northshore.edu	11
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson	Pennsylvania	http://www.mtaloy.edu/homecoming/	11
Midlands Technical College	West Columbia	South Carolina	http://www.midlandstech.edu	11
Metro Technology Centers	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	http://www.metrotech.edu	11
Mercy College of Health Sciences	Des Moines	Iowa	http://www.mchs.edu	11
Las Positas College	Livermore	California	http://www.laspositascollege.edu	11
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Kansas	http://www.hutchcc.edu	11
Fortis College-Richmond	Richmond	Virginia	https://www.fortis.edu/	11
CUNY Kingsborough Community College	Brooklyn	New York	http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/Pages/default.aspx	11
College of Health Care Professions-Northwest	Houston	Texas	http://www.chcp.edu	11
Carver Career Center	Charleston	West Virginia	http://www.carvercareercenter.net/	11
Cape Coral Institute of Technology	Cape Coral	Florida	http://www.capecoraltech.edu/	11
Brown Mackie College-Phoenix	Phoenix	Arizona	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	11
Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Fort Mitchell	Kentucky	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	11
Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Ohio	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	11
Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham	Washington	http://www.btc.edu/	11
Anthem College-Minnesota	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota	http://www.anthem.edu	11
Allied Health Careers	Austin	Texas	http://www.4meahc.com/	11
Washburn Institute of Technology	Topeka	Kansas	http://www.washburntech.edu	11
Virginia College-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	http://www.vc.edu/campus/baton-rouge-louisiana-college.cfm	11
Trinity Valley Community College	Athens	Texas	http://www.tvcc.edu	11
Stevens-Henager College-Ogden	West Haven	Utah	http://www.stevenshenager.edu	11
Springfield Technical Community College	Springfield	Massachusetts	http://www.stcc.edu	11
South Central Career Center	West Plains	Missouri	http://www.scccwp.org	11
San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno	Fresno	California	http://www.sjvc.edu	11
Rockingham Community College	Wentworth	North Carolina	http://www.rockinghamcc.edu	11
Pensacola State College	Pensacola	Florida	http://www.pensacolastate.edu	11
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	http://www.pacollege.edu/	11
Pearl River Community College	Poplarville	Mississippi	http://www.prcc.edu	10
Paris Junior College	Paris	Texas	http://www.parisjc.edu/	10
Ogeechee Technical College	Statesboro	Georgia	http://www.ogeecheetech.edu	10
Northwest Mississippi Community College	Senatobia	Mississippi	http://www.northwestms.edu	10
Moraine Park Technical College	Fond du Lac	Wisconsin	http://www.morainepark.edu	10
Montgomery County Community College	Blue Bell	Pennsylvania	http://www.mc3.edu	10
Minnesota West Community and Technical College	Granite Falls	Minnesota	http://www.mnwest.edu	10
Medvance Institute-West Palm	Palm Springs	Florida	https://www.fortis.edu/	10
Manatee Technical Institute	Bradenton	Florida	http://manateetech.edu/	10
James Rumsey Technical Institute	Martinsburg	West Virginia	http://www.jamesrumsey.com	10
Eastern Maine Community College	Bangor	Maine	http://www.emcc.edu	10
Cuyahoga Community College District	Cleveland	Ohio	http://www.tri-c.edu	10
College of Lake County	Grayslake	Illinois	http://WWW.CLCILLINOIS.EDU	10
Camden County College	Blackwood	New Jersey	http://www.camdencc.edu	10
Baker College of Allen Park	Allen Park	Michigan	http://www.baker.edu	10
Anne Arundel Community College	Arnold	Maryland	http://www.aacc.edu	10
Quincy College	Quincy	Massachusetts	http://www.quincycollege.edu	10
Prairie State College	Chicago Heights	Illinois	http://prairiestate.edu/	10
Virginia College-Charleston	North Charleston	South Carolina	http://www.vc.edu/college/charleston-colleges.cfm	10
Vernon College	Vernon	Texas	http://www.vernoncollege.edu	10
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock	Arkansas	http://www.uams.edu	10
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald	Hohenwald	Tennessee	http://www.tcathohenwald.edu	10
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College	Cumberland	Kentucky	http://www.southeast.kctcs.edu	10
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College	Bowling Green	Kentucky	http://www.bowlinggreen.kctcs.edu	10
South Arkansas Community College	El Dorado	Arkansas	http://www.southark.edu	10
Wes Watkins Technology Center	Wetumka	Oklahoma	http://www.wwtech.org	9
Virginia College-Biloxi	Biloxi	Mississippi	http://www.vc.edu/college/biloxi-colleges-mississippi.cfm	9
Riverside School of Health Careers	Newport News	Virginia	http://www.riversideonline.com/rshc/	9
Richland Community College	Decatur	Illinois	http://www.richland.edu	9
Orlando Tech	Orlando	Florida	http://www.ocpstechcenters.net/orlandotech/Pages/default.aspx	9
Okefenokee Technical College	Waycross	Georgia	http://www.coastalpines.edu/programs/allied-health-programs/	9
Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center	Miami	Florida	http://lindsey.dadeschools.net	9
Lenoir Community College	Kinston	North Carolina	http://www.lenoircc.edu	9
Indian River State College	Fort Pierce	Florida	http://www.irsc.edu	9
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	http://www.hacc.edu	9
Fortis College-Houston	Houston	Texas	https://www.fortis.edu/	9
Central Technology Center	Drumright	Oklahoma	http://www.centraltech.edu	9
Central Piedmont Community College	Charlotte	North Carolina	http://www.cpcc.edu	9
Bluegrass Community and Technical College	Lexington	Kentucky	http://www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/	9
American National University	Salem	Virginia	https://www.an.edu/	9
Albert I Prince Technical High School	Hartford	Connecticut	http://www.cttech.org/prince/	9
Acadiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus	Lafayette	Louisiana	http://solacc.edu/	9
Lackawanna College	Scranton	Pennsylvania	http://www.lackawanna.edu/	8
John Wood Community College	Quincy	Illinois	https://www.jwcc.edu/	8
Indian Capital Technology Center-Stilwell	Stilwell	Oklahoma	http://www.ictctech.com	8
Great Falls College Montana State University	Great Falls	Montana	http://www.gfcmsu.edu	8
Gateway Technical College	Kenosha	Wisconsin	https://www.gtc.edu/	8
Fortis Institute-Nashville	Nashville	Tennessee	https://www.fortis.edu/	8
Fortis Institute-Houston	Houston	Texas	https://www.fortis.edu/campuses/texas/houston/450-n-sam-houston-parkway-e-houston-tx.aspx	8
Chippewa Valley Technical College	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	http://www.cvtc.edu/home.aspx	8
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord	North Carolina	http://www.cabarruscollege.edu/index.cfm	8
Brown Mackie College-Michigan City	Michigan City	Indiana	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	8
Baker College of Port Huron	Port Huron	Michigan	http://www.baker.edu/	8
Ashland Community and Technical College	Ashland	Kentucky	http://www.ashland.kctcs.edu/	8
Angelina College	Lufkin	Texas	http://www.angelina.edu	8
Yakima Valley Community College	Yakima	Washington	http://www.yvcc.edu/Pages/default.aspx	8
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College	Valdosta	Georgia	http://www.wiregrass.edu/	8
Wharton County Junior College	Wharton	Texas	http://www.wcjc.edu	8
West Virginia Northern Community College	Wheeling	West Virginia	http://www.wvncc.edu/	8
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	Illinois	http://www.waubonsee.edu/	8
Trocaire College	Buffalo	New York	http://www.trocaire.edu/	8
Traviss Career Center	Lakeland	Florida	http://www.traviss.edu	8
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson	Jackson	Tennessee	http://www.tcatjackson.edu	8
St Philip's College	San Antonio	Texas	http://www.alamo.edu/spc/	8
Spokane Community College	Spokane	Washington	http://www.scc.spokane.edu	8
Southwestern College	Chula Vista	California	http://www.swccd.edu/	8
Southwest Georgia Technical College	Thomasville	Georgia	http://southernregional.edu/	8
Sanford-Brown College-Skokie	Skokie	Illinois	http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/skokie	8
Robert Morris University Illinois	Chicago	Illinois	http://www.robertmorris.edu/	8
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences	Reading	Pennsylvania	https://www.readinghealth.org/	8
Northampton County Area Community College	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	http://www.northampton.edu	8
National College-Stow	Stow	Ohio	https://www.an.edu/locations/akron-oh/	8
Miami-Jacobs Career College-Sharonville	Sharonville	Ohio	http://www.miamijacobs.edu	8
McLennan Community College	Waco	Texas	http://www.mclennan.edu	8
Laramie County Community College	Cheyenne	Wyoming	http://www.lccc.wy.edu	8
Blue Ridge Community College	Flat Rock	North Carolina	http://www.blueridge.edu	7
West Virginia University at Parkersburg	Parkersburg	West Virginia	http://www.wvup.edu	7
Waukesha County Technical College	Pewaukee	Wisconsin	http://www.wctc.edu	7
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College	Mount Gay	West Virginia	http://www.southernwv.edu	7
South Plains College	Levelland	Texas	http://www.southplainscollege.edu/	7
South College-Asheville	Asheville	North Carolina	http://www.southcollegenc.edu	7
Somerset Community College	Somerset	Kentucky	http://www.somerset.kctcs.edu/	7
Quinsigamond Community College	Worcester	Massachusetts	http://www.qcc.edu	7
National College-Dayton	Kettering	Ohio	http://www.national-college.edu	7
McDowell Technical Community College	Marion	North Carolina	http://www.mcdowelltech.edu	7
Lincoln University	Jefferson City	Missouri	http://www.lincolnu.edu/	7
Lamar State College-Port Arthur	Port Arthur	Texas	http://www.lamarpa.edu	7
Lakeland Community College	Kirtland	Ohio	http://www.lakelandcc.edu	7
Howard College	Big Spring	Texas	http://www.howardcollege.edu	7
Holmes Community College	Goodman	Mississippi	http://www.holmescc.edu	7
Des Moines Area Community College	Ankeny	Iowa	https://www.dmacc.edu/Pages/welcome.aspx	7
Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital	Johnstown	Pennsylvania	http://www.conemaugh.org	7
Community College of Allegheny County	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	https://www.ccac.edu	7
Chesapeake College	Wye Mills	Maryland	http://www.chesapeake.edu	7
Catawba Valley Community College	Hickory	North Carolina	http://www.cvcc.edu/index.php	7
Buckeye Hills Career Center	Rio Grande	Ohio	http://www.buckeyehills.net/	7
Virginia College-Jackson	Jackson	Mississippi	http://www.vc.edu	6
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	Johnstown	Pennsylvania	http://www.upj.pitt.edu	6
Southeastern Technical College	Vidalia	Georgia	http://www.southeasterntech.edu	6
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Lucasville	Ohio	http://sciototech.org/home/?page_id=2247	6
Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	Florida	http://myptec.org/	6
National College-Nashville	Nashville	Tennessee	http://www.national-college.edu	6
Moultrie Technical College	Moultrie	Georgia	http://southernregional.edu/	6
Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville	Clarksville	Tennessee	http://www.miller-motte.edu	6
Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield	Illinois	https://www.ldsbc.edu/	6
Herzing University-Winter Park	Winter Park	Florida	https://www.herzing.edu/	6
El Centro College	Dallas	Texas	http://www.elcentrocollege.edu/	6
Edgecombe Community College	Tarboro	North Carolina	http://www.edgecombe.edu	6
Dixie State University	Saint George	Utah	http://www.dixie.edu/	6
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry	Dover	Delaware	https://www.dtcc.edu/our-campuses/dover	6
Baker College of Cadillac	Cadillac	Michigan	http://www.baker.edu	6
Autry Technology Center	Enid	Oklahoma	http://www.autrytech.edu	6
Wilson Community College	Wilson	North Carolina	http://www.wilsoncc.edu	5
West Kentucky Community and Technical College	Paducah	Kentucky	http://www.westkentucky.kctcs.edu	5
Wake Technical Community College	Raleigh	North Carolina	http://www.waketech.edu/	5
Southern University at Shreveport	Shreveport	Louisiana	http://www.susla.edu	5
Southeastern College-Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida	http://www.sec.edu/	5
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cape Girardeau	Missouri	http://www.sehcollege.edu/	5
South Piedmont Community College	Polkton	North Carolina	http://www.spcc.edu	5
South Central Louisiana Technical College-Young Memorial Campus	Morgan City	Louisiana	http://www.scl.edu	5
National College-Youngstown	Youngstown	Ohio	https://www.an.edu/locations/youngstown-oh/	5
National College-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Ohio	http://www.national-college.edu	5
Mohave Community College	Kingman	Arizona	http://www.mohave.edu	5
Hazard Community and Technical College	Hazard	Kentucky	http://www.hazard.kctcs.edu	5
Great Bay Community College	Portsmouth	New Hampshire	http://greatbay.edu/	5
EHOVE Career Center	Milan	Ohio	http://www.ehove.net	5
Cape Fear Community College	Wilmington	North Carolina	http://cfcc.edu/	5
Canadian Valley Technology Center	El Reno	Oklahoma	http://cvtech.edu/	5
Anthem College-Orlando	Orlando	Florida	http://www.anthem.edu	5
Rend Lake College	Ina	Illinois	https://www.rlc.edu	4
Northern Oklahoma College	Tonkawa	Oklahoma	http://www.noc.edu	4
North-West College-Riverside	Riverside	California	http://www.north-westcollege.edu	4
Medical Career Institute	Ocean	New Jersey	http://www.mcinj.edu	4
Everest College-Thornton	Thornton	Colorado	http://www.everest.edu/campus/thornton	4
Colorado Technical University-Kansas City	North Kansas City	Missouri	http://www.coloradotech.edu/kansas-city	4
Brown Mackie College-Birmingham	Birmingham	Alabama	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	4
Bismarck State College	Bismarck	North Dakota	http://www.bismarckstate.edu	4
Baltimore City Community College	Baltimore	Maryland	http://www.bccc.edu/site/default.aspx?PageID=1	3
Augusta Technical College	Augusta	Georgia	http://www.augustatech.edu	3
Southern Maine Community College	South Portland	Maine	http://www.smccME.edu	3
Shawnee Community College	Ullin	Illinois	http://www.shawneecc.edu	3
Sanford-Brown Institute-New York	New York	New York	http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/new-york	3
Robeson Community College	Lumberton	North Carolina	http://www.robeson.edu	3
Owensboro Community and Technical College	Owensboro	Kentucky	http://www.owensboro.kctcs.edu	3
John A Logan College	Carterville	Illinois	http://www.jalc.edu	3
Charles H McCann Technical School	North Adams	Massachusetts	http://www.mccanntech.org	3
Virginia College-Savannah	Savannah	Georgia	http://www.vc.edu/campus/savannah-georgia-college.cfm	2
Suwannee-Hamilton Technical Center	Live Oak	Florida	http://www.suwannee.k12.fl.us/	2
Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg	Illinois	http://www.sic.edu	2
Siena Heights University	Adrian	Michigan	http://www.sienaheights.edu	2
North Central Michigan College	Petoskey	Michigan	http://www.ncmich.edu	2
Flathead Valley Community College	Kalispell	Montana	http://www.fvcc.edu	2
Cleveland Community College	Shelby	North Carolina	http://www.clevelandcc.edu	2
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College	Martinsburg	West Virginia	http://www.blueridgectc.edu/	1
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education	Piscataway	New Jersey	https://www.aimseducation.edu/	1
College of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas	Nevada	http://www.csn.edu	1
City College-Miami	Miami	Florida	http://www.citycollege.edu	1
City College-Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	http://www.citycollege.edu	1
Brown Mackie College-Boise	Boise	Idaho	https://www.brownmackie.edu/	1
Virginia College-Macon	Macon	Georgia	http://www.vc.edu/campus/macon-georgia-college.cfm	1
Tulsa Community College	Tulsa	Oklahoma	http://www.tulsacc.edu	1
Northeast Community College	Norfolk	Nebraska	http://www.northeast.edu	1
Kaskaskia College	Centralia	Illinois	http://www.kaskaskia.edu/home/Default.aspx	1
Isothermal Community College	Spindale	North Carolina	http://www.isothermal.edu	1
Fortis Institute-Cookeville	Cookeville	Tennessee	https://www.fortis.edu/	1
Drury University	Springfield	Missouri	http://www.drury.edu	1

2013 School Data from IPEDS (Sourced in January, 2015)

Hybrid & online programs

Because surgical technology is such a hands-on profession, there are very few online and hybrid options from which to choose. The extensive practicum requirements (typically between 300-1200 hours of hands-on practice) make it virtually impossible to complete a 100% online program. This has led to a very limited number of hybrid schools (both distance learning and online learning), and even fewer fully online surgical tech schools.

At this time, the Baptist Health System School of Health Professionals is the only fully online Surgical Technology CAAHEP-accredited university. However, the 100% online option is an accelerated program, and students must already be employed as a surgical technologist in order to qualify to complete the program. Fortunately, this college also offers a residential and online blended option, making it one of the most flexible colleges for surgical technology training.

There are several other accredited surgical tech colleges that offer this type of hybrid learning option. For example, colleges like the American Career College and Brown Mackie College both offer associate degree options that split the learning between a traditional campus and online courses. For students looking for a certificate option, Sanford Brown offers both traditional and distance classes.

School	City	State	Website	Total grads (2013)
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting	Nashville	Tennessee	http://www.meridian-institute.edu	261
Virginia College-Birmingham	Birmingham	Alabama	http://www.vc.edu	41
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions	San Antonio	Texas	http://www.bshp.edu	34
Community Care College	Tulsa	Oklahoma	http://www.communitycarecollege.edu	29
Everest University-Brandon	Tampa	Florida	http://www.everest.edu/campus/brandon	26
Sentara College of Health Sciences	Chesapeake	Virginia	http://www.sentara.edu	22
Gulf Coast State College	Panama City	Florida	http://www.gulfcoast.edu/default.htm	17
Southeast Community College Area	Lincoln	Nebraska	https://www.southeast.edu/	17
Virginia College-Columbia	Columbia	South Carolina	http://www.vc.edu	16
Virginia College-Montgomery	Montgomery	Alabama	http://www.vc.edu/	13
Seward County Community College and Area Technical School	Liberal	Kansas	http://www.sccc.edu	8
Everest College-Salt Lake City	West Valley City	Utah	http://www.everest.edu/locations	7
Presentation College	Aberdeen	South Dakota	http://www.presentation.edu	7
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health	Omaha	Nebraska	http://www.methodistcollege.edu	6

2013 School Data from IPEDS (Sourced in January, 2015)

Core & Elective Courses

To complete most surgical tech programs, students must get a grade of B or higher in both core classes and specialty surgical tech courses. Many of these courses are shared with other health care degrees – like Medical Ethics and Anatomy and Physiology. Still, there are a few courses that are specific to Surgical Tech schools, and which are integral to their programs.

Medical Terminology – This is a vital course for many health care professionals, and is particularly important for surgical technologists. In this course, students will learn the root words, suffixes, and prefixes by which all other medical terms are created. In addition, they will learn the names of each part of the human body, in addition to the most common illnesses and physical impairments.
Surgical Procedures – The purpose of this course is to teach students the theory and practices that should be used with various types of surgeries. Typical surgeries covered include gynecological, orthopedic, genitourinary, and many others. The course emphasizes procedures, technology, and tools that should be used in each independent surgery.
Pharmacology for Surgical Technology – In this course, students are introduced to different types of pharmaceuticals that may be used during the course of a surgical procedure. In addition, students learn specific drug interactions, systems and regulations for administration, and calculation of dosages. Drugs that might be used before and after a procedure are also introduced.
Clinical Practicum/Externship – This is a vital course for all surgical technologists. In this course, students complete rotations in a working hospital or medical facility where surgeries are regularly performed. Under the tutelage of a senior surgical technologist, they are able to use their information in hands-on practice to assist during surgical procedures.

Accreditation

In order to practice as a surgical technologist, you need to complete a surgical technology program at a school accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). CAAHEP, in tandem with the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA), evaluates Surgical Tech programs to ensure that the coursework and health education practices are in compliance with national standards. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is also qualified to accredit appropriate Surgical Tech schools.

During the ARC/STSA accreditation process, professional surgical technologists and health care educators look carefully at the program objectives and outcomes to determine whether it is eligible for CAAHEP accreditation. Each clinical cohort is also evaluated to make sure that the technology and healthcare procedures used are at the current healthcare standard. Finally, the ARC/STSA does thorough investigations on all of the professors to ensure their professional abilities and background.

Additionally, your college should be accredited by one of the regional or national accrediting bodies approved by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Typical regional accrediting bodies include the Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS-WASC), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges (SACS/COC), and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

At this time, there are no CAAHEP-accredited surgical tech schools that offer distance education options. There is, however one distance education option accredited by ABHES.

Career Outlook

Although the aging baby boomer generation will lead to an increase in need for many health care operations, surgical technologists will be in even higher demand than the norm. While general health care jobs are expected to increase by 24% by the year 2022, surgical technology positions will increase by 30%. This is more than double the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The BLS (2012) reports that this increased need for surgical technologists is driven by two main factors. Firstly, as the baby boomer generation ages, they will require more surgeries to maintain their standard of living. Secondly, access to better health care will make day-to-day surgeries (like sports-related surgeries) more feasible for the general population.

Another reason surgical technologists will likely remain in such high demand is that they are a cost-effective investments for hospitals. Surgical technologists are much less expensive to hire than registered nurses, but often can assist in the same types of procedures.

According to the BLS (2013), a majority of surgical technologists work in hospitals and surgical centers. Still, the most highly-paid workers in this field work for individual and family services, or home health care services. The state with the most surgical technologists is California, and the average wage in this state is over $57,000 – over $15,000 more than the national average of $44,420. Other top-paying states include Hawaii, Nevada, Connecticut, and Alaska.

Career Facts	Surgical Technologist
Related Careers	Radiation Therapist, Endoscopy Technician, Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Common Job Titles	Surgical Technologist, Certified Surgical Technologist
Technology & Equipment	Electrocautery Equipment, Surgical Saws And Drills, Surgical Vacuums, Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirators
Sourced from BLS, January 2015

Licensing & Certification

Surgical technologists who desire to be board certified must complete an approved program through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), with review by the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). A list of accredited surgical tech schools is available at the CAAHEP website.

In addition to completing a program at one of the accredited surgical tech schools, certified students must also complete a certification exam. This exam is provided through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Finally, students seeking board certification must have completed the appropriate coursework and clinical hours. Depending on the degree program, a student may complete between 300 and 1200 clinical hours to complete the university’s requirements. These clinical hours are necessary to be licensed as a surgical technologist.

Although it is not necessary for surgical technologists to be board certified at this time, it may be a better career decision. Completing a surgical tech degree from a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited school is the only way to earn this designation and sit for the national test. This makes students who earn this designation much more employable and more likely to find positions in the highest-earning bracket for this field of study.

SOURCE URLS

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292055.htm

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/surgical-technologists.htm

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