2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Surgical Technology is the 178th most popular major in the country with 7,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 611 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 489 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology/technologist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great surgical technology/technologist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the surgical technology/technologist program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Surgical Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nassau Community College is $4,594 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Allegheny County. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students list, CCAC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Allegheny County is $9,047 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students list, HVCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HVCC is $8,548 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Dover, Delaware, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is $8,824 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prince George’s Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Largo, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
PGCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Prince George’s Community College is $9,069 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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With a ranking of #6, Baltimore City Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore City Community College is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baltimore City Community College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baltimore City Community College is $5,750 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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Frederick Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Frederick Community College is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Frederick Community College also made our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend Frederick Community College is $5,816 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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Luzerne County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luzerne County Community College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,985 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.
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With a ranking of #9, Montgomery College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Montgomery College also made our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $9,650 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students per year to attend Montgomery College.
With a ranking of #10, Delaware County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware County Community College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware County Community College is $11,597 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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With a ranking of #11, Kingsborough Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students list, KCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kingsborough Community College is $5,092 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students list, Monroe Community College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
Trocaire College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Trocaire College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
Trocaire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $15,485 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students per year to attend Trocaire.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Niagara County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara County Community College is a public institution located in Sanborn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students list, Niagara County Community College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,491 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students per year to attend Niagara County Community College.
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Chesapeake College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Wye Mills, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Chesapeake College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chesapeake College is $4,005 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
Montgomery County Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $9,251 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school situated in Woodland Park, New Jersey. It awarded 63 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park also made our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,483 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students per year to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park.
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Anne Arundel Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Anne Arundel Community College is a fairly large school located in Arnold, Maryland that handed out 10 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
AACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $14,506 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students per year to attend AACC.
Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 33 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
Pittsburgh Technical College also took the #21 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pittsburgh Technical College is $24,695 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pitt Johnstown is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt Johnstown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,712 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. PA College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students list, PA College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PA College is $33,512 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lackawanna College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Lackawanna College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,120 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students per year to attend Lackawanna College.
Eastwick College - Ramsey landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Ramsey, New Jersey, this small private for-profit school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2019-2020.
Eastwick College - Ramsey also took the #25 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastwick College - Ramsey is $25,750 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mandl School - The College of Allied Health ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mandl School is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 34 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mandl School - The College of Allied Health is $18,564 for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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