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Surgical Technology Program
Career/Program Overview
The Surgical Technology degree is designed to provide students with
the knowledge and skills necessary for careers working in an operating
room. The surgical technologist prepares the surgical environment and
functions as a team member during surgical procedures. After many hours
of simulated experiences in a well-equipped lab, students will obtain
clinical experience at Mayo Clinic Hospitals in Rochester, Minnesota
and other hospitals in Southeastern Minnesota. Visit us at
http://www.rctc.edu/program/st/.
Curriculum-at-a-Glance
The Surgical Technology program consists of 24 – 25 general education credits including English, speech, biology, chemistry, psychology, and humanities.
Program-specific coursework includes: nursing assistant, medical terminology, medications, microbiology, operating room techniques and surgical procedures.
For more detailed program information, refer to RCTC’s program course requirements at http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/programs/index.html.
Program/Degree Options
RCTC offers a 66 - 67 credit Associate in Applied Science Surgical Technology degree.
Program Start Date(s)
General education coursework can be taken any semester. Second year or program-specific coursework begins fall semester only.
Career Opportunities/Information
Surgical Technologists are primarily employed in operating rooms. Other opportunities for employment include ambulating surgery, outpatient surgery center,
private physicians’ offices and central supply. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for surgical technologists is expected to grow faster than average for all occupations through 2014.
Articulations/Accreditations
RCTC has established an articulation agreement for the Surgical Technology A.A.S. degree with the University of Minnesota Crookston’s Bachelor of Applied Health.
RCTC’s Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756 (Phone 727-210-2350) www.caahep.org CAAHEP accredits the program in cooperation with the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). 6 W Dry Creek Circle, Suite # 110, Littleton, CO 80120, (Phone 303-694-9262) www.arcstsa.org
As part of the requirements to graduate from the Surgical Technology program, students must take the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Certifying Examination for Surgical Technologists.
Rochester Community and Technical College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
For additional information on the most current list of RCTC program articulations see us at: http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/articulations/index.html
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