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Surgical technologists, or surgical techs, are highly trained professionals that work alongside doctors and nurses in the operating room. In as little as 18 months, you can become an integral part of this team, providing surgical care to patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
Surgical technology is an in-demand career field that offers many advantages, such as:
- Less school and fewer expenses: It only takes a two-year associate degree to get hired as a surgical tech, which means you’ll spend less time paying tuition and more time making money
- A healthy employment outlook: The increased demand for healthcare professionals includes surgical technologists. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has also projected that employment opportunities for surgical technologists will grow at a faster-than-average rate.
- Above-average earning potential: In the U.S., surgical techs command an average salary of more than $48,000 per year. When you take into account how little time you’ll have to spend in school to become a surgical technologist, the amount of money you can expect to take home is pretty impressive!
- Bring your skills with you wherever you go: Earning a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential in addition to your associate degree will allow you to find work at hospitals and surgical centers pretty much anywhere in the country.
- Opportunities for advancement: The experience you’ll gain in the operating room can be a great foundation for future career development. With a degree in surgical technology, you’ll have the freedom to keep your options open and your ambitions high.
- You’ll never be bored: The operating room is a fast-paced, hands-on environment that offers an endless array of new and interesting challenges. Not to mention you’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most advanced surgical technology around, including laser, robotic, and fiber optic equipment.
- You’ll make a difference every day: Thanks to you, surgeries will be conducted as safely and successfully as possible, with optimal outcomes for the patients under your care. It doesn’t get much more satisfying than that!
For questions or more information, please contact:
Chris Gardner-Program Manager
Office: 208.535.5427
christine.gardner@cei.edu
Deadlines
- Application deadlines
- Mandatory Application Workshop and Program Overview: 1st Tuesday in November from 10-11 am
- Applications due April 1st by 5 pm
- Acceptance/declination letters go out on April 15th
- Mandatory Program Orientation: last Monday of April at 8 am
Vaccination policy: Vaccinations are not required at the time of application. If accepted into the program, ALL vaccinations must be current (including boosters, titers, and a 2-step TB test) and documented by the first day of the fall semester. Covid vaccination is required unless medically unable to do so. The current influenza vaccination will be required by Oct. 15th.
Why CEI?
Why CEI's Surgical Technology Program?
- Affordable
- Work in unique surgical sites
- 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio
- Get over 500 clinical hours
- 86% Pass Rate on CST exam (2021)
- 100% Placement Rate for graduates (2021)
- The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
- CAAHEP
113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350 | www.caahep.org
- CAAHEP
How Long Will It Take?
Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS):
- 2 full-time semesters of qualifying prerequisites
- BIOL 227 & BIOL 227L Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIOL 228 & BIOL 228L Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- MICR 111 & MICR 111L Introduction to Microbiology
- COMM 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I
- HCT 101 Medical Terminology
- MATH 123 Math in Modern Society
- PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology OR SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
- 2 full-time semesters in a professional program (10 months)
- SRT 102/202 Surgical Procedures I/II
- SRT 105 Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist
- SRT 111/211 Surgical Techniques I/II
- SRT 114/214 Surgical Clinic I/II
Our aim is to prepare entry-level Surgical Technologists who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
CEI's Surgical Technology program has two main goals for our graduates to attain: 1) earn an Associate of Applied Science degree, and 2) sit for the exam given by the National Board for Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting to earn the title of Certified Surgical Technologist.