Surgical Technology Diploma
ST12
Availability: North Metro Campus
Program Accreditation: The Surgical Technology diploma program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).
Program Purpose: The Surgical Technology program prepares students to become qualified surgical technologists. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. A clinical rotation at a hospital is a vital part of the educational experience.
Graduates are prepared to function as an integral part of the team of medical practitioners that provide surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. They work under medical supervision to facilitate safe and effective surgical procedures. Duties of the surgical technologist may be performed in operating rooms, ambulatory surgical centers, central supply, labor and delivery areas, cardiac catheterization laboratories, private physicians’ offices, organ procurement organizations, and other areas where invasive procedures are performed. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination.
Program Length: A fulltime student who has successfully completed all pre-requisite courses with a C or better and who has been admitted into the Surgical Technology program can complete the Surgical Technology Diploma in three semesters.
Admission Requirements
Students must meet all admission requirements of the college and have reached the age of 17. Students are required to achieve the appropriate scores on the ASSET/COMPASS placement exams in order to qualify for admission into the required diploma level prerequisite courses. Students who intend to apply for the diploma level Surgical Technology program must enroll in the college’s Health Care Assistant Certificate program level pre-requisite courses. The completion of the pre-requisite courses does not guarantee admission into the Surgical Technology program. Admission into the Surgical Technology program is competitive, and the program does not maintain a waiting list. Please consult the Surgical Technology webpage on the college’s website for specific program admission information.
Diploma Requirements
Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I
Language Arts/Communication
Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II
Social/Behavioral Sciences
Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III
Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Program-Specific General Education Course Requirements
Occupational Courses
Total Credit Hours: 60